Rites
An audio-visual installation by Janelle // jei Lawrence
with visual contributions by Mariah Rivera
Welcome.
This is a space to feel, to wander, to not-know.
Rites invites you into a sensory maze of sound, sculpture, and memory. It is an altar in motion, a procession through nonlinear stages of grief and transformation. Each corner cradles a moment—some with audio, some with video, each a quiet reckoning.
This is not a directive. There are no right ways here. Only invitations.
Bring your headphones. Keep one ear in the world, one tuned inward. Pause at any altar that calls. Let your own rhythm shape the experience.
At the entrance: baskets of dried herbs and flowers. Take one if you wish. Leave it at the altar that speaks to you today. At the end: a guide to what each herb means. You may walk the maze again. Or simply sit.
