Grave Plots

There are probably as many reasons to sell a grave plot on Craigslist as there are ways to die. People change their ideas about what should happen to their remains, they move to other parts of the country with no desire to return to their hometown cemetery, or they disregard their parents’ wishes to keep the family together in death. Children move away and the parents decide to move with them and don’t want to inconvenience their kids by asking them to travel for grave visitations. Or, perhaps the possibility of a grave trade for something that can be enjoyed while one is still alive is more enticing than planning for death? Why not swap a human-size plot of land for a tractor, a boat, a motorcycle, or an El Camino? This booklet surveys Craiglist sales listings for cemetery plots from throughout the US. 

Artist
Marc Fischer

Publisher
Public Collectors

Publication Date
2019

Size
5.5 x 8.5 inches
24 pages
Edition of 243

Binding
Softcover, staple bound, two-color risograph

Language
English

About the Publisher
Public Collectors is founded upon the concern that there are many types of cultural artifacts that public libraries, museums and other institutions and archives either do not collect or do not make freely accessible. Public Collectors asks individuals that have had the luxury to amass, organize, and inventory these materials to help reverse this lack by making their collections public.