Camille Sapara Barton (Talk)
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Sat 1 Jun | de Brakke Grond
We live in a culture that suppresses our ability to truly feel our grief—deeply, safely, and on our own terms. But each person’s experience is as unique as the grief itself. Camille Sapara Barton’s take on grief speaks directly to the ways that BIPOC and queer readers disproportionately experience unique constellations of loss. Their debut book, Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community, is written specifically to centre and hold the grief of BIPOC readers (and for others to learn from).
Tending Grief is an invitation to reconnect to what we’ve lost, to find community in our grief, and to tend to our own suffering for our individual and collective wellbeing. Deeply practical and easy to use in times of confusion, trauma, and pain, Tending Grief includes rituals, reflection prompts, and exercises that help us process and metabolise our grief—without bypassing or pushing aside what comes to the fore.
About the speaker
Camille Sapara Barton is a writer, artist, and somatic practitioner, dedicated to creating networks of care and liveable futures. Rooted in Black feminism, ecology, and harm reduction, they use creativity, alongside embodied practices, to create culture change in fields ranging from psychedelic-assisted therapy to arts education.
Their debut book was published in April 2024 by North Atlantic Books. Based in Amsterdam, Barton designed and directed Ecologies of Transformation (2021 - 2023), a masters programme exploring socially engaged art-making with a focus on creating change through the body into the world. They curate events and offer consultancy combining trauma-informed practice, experiential learning, and their studies in political science.
This artist is part of the panel “Outside the Frame”
Date: Saturday, 1 June 2024
Time: 16:30 - 17:40
Location: de Brakke Grond
