The Art of Grieving is a deeply personal project – one that began after my father’s sudden passing on April 3, 2022. His loss changed everything in an instant, leaving me to navigate an overwhelming sea of emotions that I wasn’t prepared for.
Grief is impossible to put into words. It’s not just sadness – it’s pain, numbness, confusion, shock, and a heaviness that lingers in ways you don’t expect. Some days, it feels suffocating. Other days, it’s a quiet ache in the background. No matter how much time passes, you never truly go back to who you were before.
This project is my way of making sense of it all. Through photography, moving images, writing, painting, and mixed media, I’m trying to capture the reality of grief, the rawness, the unpredictability, the way it reshapes you.
Grief is something we all experience, yet it often feels so isolating. My hope is that The Art of Grieving allows others to see their own loss reflected in some way, to feel less alone in the process. Because while grief changes us, it also reminds us of the love that remains.
Update: Three Years Later
It’s been three years since Daddy, whom we lovingly called “Daddyskwe” passed away. And yet, I still haven’t been able to start this project. I have so many ideas in my mind, but every time I try to begin, the grief consumes me, and I have to stop.
Today is June 1 2025, and this project remains untouched. Friends and articles have told me that with time, it gets better. But for me, it still feels like it happened yesterday. They say there are four stages of grief, denial, anger, bargaining, and acceptance but honestly, after three years, I think I’m still stuck in denial. It’s hard to believe that he’s really gone.
I hope and pray that one day I’ll find the strength to start this project. Maybe I’m just not ready yet, and that’s okay.
For now, Love and Light – Chin We x
COMING SOON . . . .
