Aunt Harriett Miller, a singer from Wellington County, spent her final years at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Guelph, where she passed away in 1932, having lost her memory and family. In this surrealist spoken word piece written, directed and devise by HAUI™ he collaborates with artist and musician ahdri zhina mandiela to evoke the experience of memory loss while illuminating Harriet’s life. Through research by scholars Dr. Jade Ferguson, Deirdre McCorkindale, and contributions from St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Guelph Museums, this audiovisual work explores the power of Black healing, connecting past and present.

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