How talking about death can make you happy | Angela Fama | TEDxEmilyCarrU

Do you want to be more comfortable when thinking about death? By being more open to exploring what we can know about death while we’re living, we can come closer to peace, ourselves and globally. Interdisciplinary artist Angela Fama suggests how we can do this, individually and together, by breaking out of the normative structures that surround narratives on death. After a near–fatal car accident, interdisciplinary artist Angela Fama has focussed her praxis on seeking unity through breaking down barriers surrounding “sticky” subjects. Recently, curiosity drove her to ask: What Is Love, a project in which she drove across North America in an RV/pop-up photo studio, individually interviewing over 300 passers-by. This investigation of love took her curiosity again to her greatest fear: death. Love and death are so interconnected it’s hard to see how love can exist without the presence of death so... Fama took it upon herself to start investigating the sticky subject of death and surprisingly, she found more joy and serenity in that quest than expected. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx