My past artistic work has primarily been poetry and essays, as well as collaborative sculptural installations. The underlying principle of these works was an attempt to create art that is hospitable. Two years ago my partner was killed, and since then my work has been shaped instead by grief. This has taken the form of various rituals, and the collecting of sacred objects, in addition to writing. I would like to create an audio selfie that investigates the connections between ritual and loss. What is the texture of repetition, what accumulates in an attempt to reconcile ourselves to absence?

Ben is a poet living in Halifax.