We begin from the very end: Grief as a sociopolitical autopsy

The article threads the lineage of Youngsook Choi’s performative practice centring on grief. It witnesses the voice of recurring ghosts from the racist hysteria during Covid-19 outbreak, the continuing exploitation of the Global South and persistent anthropocentric violence towards the land and more-than-human others. Suggesting resentful deaths and political spirituality as critical margins of neo-colonial capitalist oppression, this article takes a glimpse of Youngsook’s attempt to activate grief as an intimate site for collective interrogation, community-oriented healing and solidarity building.