I have been receiving information, getting inspired, and coming up with new ideas, but when I go back to my core question, I still need to clear my thoughts.
First of all, it’s clear that all these elements carry meanings of remembrance and blessing, and they are part of Chinese funerary culture, burial customs, and sacrificial traditions. I believe that through my redesign, these elements can have new ways of being presented. In traditional funerals, as shown in my research and records from Unit 3, the practices are often ‘unusual’ and overly conservative. I think this might be a good direction for me to explore, as I aim to break the rigid norms in traditional funerals.