Lightfuneral — The New Alternative to Ash Burial
In Switzerland, around 80% of the deceased are cremated. Urns are in demand and there are few ways to bid farewell to the deceased. Lightfuneral envisions the transformation of the ashes into light. With the help of heat and electric charges, ashes are converted into bright glowing plasma. Different scenarios of how and where the light can be used are possible.
Lightfuneral is a collaboration with plasma scientists from the Technical University of Lausanne and is still under development. To explore and trigger a cultural shift in death and burial, it is important to place the project in its cultural context and visualize it as a new option. Lightfuneral breaks with the conventions of traditional funerals in response to the growing interest in celebrating the life of the deceased, and the wish to make this experience as personal and interactive as possible.
The exhibition shows a fictitious scenario and invites the visitor to address the topic.
