Paarth Vedak

Space of Death as a world between worlds

The concept of the design emerges from a universal narrative found across diverse cultures and faiths : the belief that death is not an endpoint, but rather a transition. This transition represents the soul's journey to a higher plane of consciousness—a spatial reality beyond mortal human experience. 

This belief gives rise to the concept of a transitional realm—an in-between space where the dead and the living momentarily coexist. In this liminal space, both states of being command equal reverence. It exists neither fully in the realm of the living nor completely in the domain of the dead, but rather occupies a unique position between these two worlds. This makes it a true heterotopia—a space that operates outside conventional boundaries yet maintains real connections to the spaces that surround it.

A cremation space or any space dedicated to death embodies this same concept of heterotopia. It serves as a physical manifestation of this transitional realm, where the boundary between life and death becomes permeable. Like the metaphysical space it represents, a cremation ground exists as a threshold between worlds—a tangible location where the living come to bid farewell to those who have passed, and where the deceased begin their journey to whatever lies beyond.

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