Bereaved families, united within the CœurVide19 association, wish to initiate a work of art in tribute to the victims of Covid-19 and open a space for collective memory.
Founded in 2020, the association supports relatives in their legal and psychological bereavement processes. Faced with a lack of symbolic recognition, it is campaigning for a national tribute. The shared experience of prevented mourning—without farewells or rituals—has left lasting scars: loneliness, guilt, and forgetfulness.
The groupe of commissioners want this work to give voice to citizens. Their desire is to create a work that builds community, expresses a sense of loss, and makes a strong public statement about memory and care. They affirm that respect for the dead is inseparable from respect for the living.
The expected work should make visible what has not been seen, give form to absence, and offer a space where everyone can recognize themselves. It will be part of a collective effort to express loss, question our relationship with death, and remember together.