Life returns to normal. Mask mandates are lifted, borders are open. Enjoy life once again, we are told. And we do, but something lingers. 

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In the beginning of 2021, my mother died from Covid 19. Millions of people share a similar experience. While we move on, or back, from the pandemic, grief over those lost pulls at us and our new found hope. 

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Each rock in this piece represents 100,000 people who died from Covid. At the time of creation there were 68 rocks. This number was an undercount and the has risen since. 

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How do we grieve such a staggering loss? How do we balance the tension between our eagerness for joy and the necessary sorrow? Our grief is still in the room. 

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After the Pandemic was made for The InsideOut gallery in Sacramento, California in 2023. ​​

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