THEY ARE LOVED - AN EPIDEMIC OF GRIEF
ARTIST: TRACEY-MAE CHAMBERS
Dec 2025 - April 2026
”On Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 we lost our beautiful son Parker to drug poisoning.
Parker (Uncle P to his friends), was a wonderful soul, who loved life, his family and his friends. He lit up a room like no one else could. People were drawn to his personality and natural joy of life.
Parker was my staunchest supporter and my harshest critic. I loved when he came with me to install my work and we spent almost every Saturday together shopping, eating and chatting. I was a lucky person to have such a friend.” - Tracey-Mae
Tracey-Mae Chambers’ They Are Loved: An Epidemic of Grief is woven from what remains: garments, fabrics, and Textile fragments entrusted by the families of people who died of overdose. Interlacing these textiles together, Chambers creates a collective memorial that transforms the weight of individual Trauma and Loss into a shared grief which can be carried together. Her installation invites viewers to witness the scale of loss while holding onto a simple and radical truth that they were loved.
about the project
Tracey-Mae Chambers explains her ongoing textile art piece - commemorating people lost to toxic drug supply and the Opioid Crisis
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Textile and photograph in memory of beverly ross-durette
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Textile and Photograph in memory of Noelle
THEY ARE LOVED - AN EPIDEMIC OF GRIEF
during its exhibition at the museum of health care, ontario, canada
“Thank you to the surviving family and friends who have shared a piece of textile with me. If you would like to commemorate someone you have lost in Canada to the toxic drug supply please contact me for more information” - Tracey-Mae
to be involved in this project, please contact tracey-Mae Chambers
Your textile donation can be anything. It does not have to have belonged to your person. It can be something that is there favorite colour or pattern. Whatever you feel is appropriate. This will be cut into strips that I will hand tie together with everything else I receive into a large piece.
Location
1301-151 Mill St. Toronto ON M5A 48T
send your loved ones textiles and photograph to the address above
