Rituals and Passages

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Rituals and Passages

• Rituals are simply a formalized structure around
  an act or event that is designed to emphasize the
  significance. Often symbolism is part of the
  act/event and the ritual is designed to focus or
  emphasize this.
• The ritual shown in the following couple of
  images was the end of a relationship. The scrolls
  were either actual items or symbols of things
  that were part of the past to be cleansed by
  fire. Even the colours of the sticks making the
  funeral pyre were symbolic. After the items were
  burned, the sea came in and washed everything
  clean.
• Rituals can celebrate or be cathartic and healing.

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We use rituals to mark the major events in our
lives.Birth
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Adolescence
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Marriage
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Death
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Passages

• All of these major life passages are points of
  transition from one state into another. They
  mark, celebrate or ease the transition either for
  those involved or for others connected to the
  event.
• Adolescence is the transition from childhood to
  adulthood and cultural rituals around this are
  markers around this event that recognize the
  changed status.
• The Passages Project asks you to make an art
  piece around a point of transition in your life
  some event that was significant in some way. This
  does not have to be a ritual and can take any
  form.
• Following are some images of past SFU Passages
  projects and from High School students doing a
  version based strictly on adolesence, their
  current passage in essence a self portrait.
• Do not view these images until you have explored
  your own ideas.

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