Precedents

Two projects that helped influence much of our work in this area were "Capsula Mundi" and the “Malus Ecclesia” because they show how the process of forgetting and letting go can also be done through “memorialization” and transformation. The Capsula Mundi is a the biodegradable burial pod that allows for greener burials [1] and turns the remains of a loved one into a tree, whereas the “Malus Ecclesia” is a literal apple tree grown from seeds that had DNA of Wikipedia information inserted in them [2][3]. Both of these projects prompted us to think of ways to transform the pain of losing a loved one into something beautiful.

Capsula Mundi