An artist and former funeral professional have collaborated on a book about the bizarre and beautiful rituals of death
Artists Lisa Mouchet and Marine Prunier have created Fermenta, a 100-page publication exploring death rituals, decay, and mortality through a multidisciplinary lens. Produced via Risograph and laser printing, the work combines Mouchet’s drawings and pastels with Prunier’s photographs and texts, alongside critical examination of funeral legislation, ecological innovation, and ceremonial practice. The June 2026 book launch featured a performance and culinary installation that subverted traditional funeral conventions by repurposing symbolic materials and featuring bread sculpture. The project interrogates how capitalist funeral industries manage death and affect while documenting resistance through cooperative funeral models in France and Quebec. Fermenta merges literature, philosophy, performance, and activism to reclaim dignified space for mourning and grief, positioning death not as taboo but as intimate subject for poetic and philosophical reflection.
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