Death Café

Anders Zanichkowsky

Death Cafes are loosely structured events where people gather to eat sweets, drink tea, and talk about death, dying, grief, and loss.

Comfort Station

Masks will be required at this event. Comfort Station will provide extra masks, as well as a HEPA air purifier for the space.This is the first event in the series "Art for the Living and the Dead," hosted by Anders Zanichkowsky of <a href="http://www.burialblankets.net" title="" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Burial Blankets</a>.Death Cafés are loosely structured events where people gather to eat sweets, drink tea, and talk about death, dying, grief, and loss, with the goal of ending the taboo around talking about death. We will be joined by Alejandro Salinas of the Chicago Death Doula Collection and designer of “<a href="http://www.thecoffincards.com" title="" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Coffin Cards</a>,” a deck of poetic prompts for thinking about death and dying, many of which hold dual meanings for thinking about art making.Alejandro Salinas is the Vice President of the Chicago Death Doula Collective, Conscious Dying Coach, Clinical Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Dream Guide, Grief Advocate, and Musician. He has always had an interest in the morbid and shadow aspects of life. He attended his first Death Café while studying Clinical Massage Therapy in 2014. In 2017 he received his Yoga Teacher Training certificate and began teaching Dream Yoga, a practice of awakening, and preparation for death and dying in the Tibetan Buddhist, and Toltec traditions. He Co-hosted The Dream Freaks podcast alongside Tree Carr, Jennifer Claroscura and teaches Dream Yoga weekly at Chi Yoga Shack. In 2018 he received End of Life Specialist certification from Rainbow Hospice. He trained with The Conscious Dying Collective in 2023. He hosts recurring Death Café’s in Chicago and at festivals around the midwest.Anders Zanichkowsky is a transgender artist, writer, and activist from the Midwest. They make art about grief, desire, and our longing for another world, creating beautiful places for people to rest, lust, and feel heartbroken together. Grounded in the personal address, Anders' work often takes the form of an intimate dialogue, allowing the audience to witness an honest and personal exchange between queer people. They are also the owner and weaver of Burial Blankets: handwoven shrouds for green burial that are meant for enjoyment during life, and to soften our contemplation of mortality.

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