Assistant Professor Danijela Kambaskovic is Research Associate with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, where she is currently working on a book project concerned with cultural history of love and literary genres (The New Life: Love Written in the First Person and the European Renaissance).

She states ‘Remembering the transience of life was (and is) a practice with a fundamentally uplifting purpose. Its messages are simple: right your wrongs. Love deeply. Be good at what you do. Die and be remembered.

Classical, Medieval and Renaissance thinkers felt that being forgotten or overlooked was a fate much worse than dying, and— in their different ways, and using different genres and media— identified procreation, creation and salvation as three ways of living after death.’

Her presentation in relation to the Memento Mori exhibition To be, or not to be, forever? will investigate the questions: ‘Can we learn from people who have managed not to be forgotten? How are their ideas relevant to our lives?’

Getting to the Gallery:

• The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery is located on the corner of Stirling Highway and Fairway, at the grounds of The University of Western Australia (UWA).
• Car: Ticket parking is available on campus off Fairway, next to the Gallery, in the University carpark number 20. ACROD permit holders can park on Fairway section.
• Public transport:Transperth operates several services to campus. Visit the UWA website for more details.

Accessibility:

• The Gallery is accessible by wheelchair.
• A manual wheelchair is available for visitor use, free of charge from the Gallery reception.
• Accessible restrooms are also available.