Uncomfortable Immersion Toolkit

Uncomfortable Immersion Toolkit
by Chloe Coelho

• Awarded April 15, 2020
• CLIENT: Chloe Marcela Coelho
• 17.885

Uncomfortable Immersion is a grief support toolkit for bereaved adolescents. The toolkit centres on a guide book that helps young people build personal ritual objects and process loss at their own pace. A memorial pendant is shaped from the signature of a loved one, 3D printed in PLA and cast in sterling silver. A silk scarf is printed with a letter from the deceased in thermochromic ink, which becomes transparent above 27 degrees Celsius, so the words appear through touch. Human-centred design methods guided the work, which aims to offer support long after a funeral.