When we have passed

As part of Where do we go to when we die? – an event led by Dr. Katie Crabtree at Abney Park Cemetery – Sharples’ poem, When we have passed, was read aloud to participants. The poem formed part of an accompanying artist edition which participants were invited to take home. The visual work was later exhibited at Serf, Leeds (2024) and went on to inform the production of Heap (2025).

The first iteration of the project, When we die, where do we go?, was a collaboration between Sharples, Crabtree, Anti-University Now, and Abney Park Cemetery, supported by Hackney Council. For this event, Sharples co-led an Artist Walk & Talk alongside Crabtree, inviting participants to engage with the materiality of deadwood, observe generative ecosystems, and reflect on the premise of mortality.