Join us for a special event about life, death and legacy
Join The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, independent funeral celebrant Karen Brady and Dr Chetan Shastri for Leaves & Threads – a warm and creative afternoon of art, reflection, and conversation about life, death, and legacy. This event is part of the national Dying to Know campaign.
When: Sunday 21 September, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Where: Melton Library and Learning Hub, 31 McKenzie St, Melton
People of all ages are invited to explore life’s biggest questions through hands-on activities, intergenerational discussion, and the award-winning Bioscope tapestry. The Bioscope is a unique tool that helps spark gentle, meaningful conversations about mortality.
Whether you’ve experienced loss, work in end-of-life care, or just want to feel more prepared, this inclusive event offers a safe space to connect, share, and be inspired.
Come curious. Leave connected.
About The Bioscope
The Bioscope is a large, hand-embroidered tapestry designed to spark meaningful conversations about death, dying, and what matters most in life. Developed by Dr Chetan Shastri and co-designed with palliative care professionals, it features text and symbolic icons that invite personal reflection and open dialogue.
At this event, the Bioscope will be used in small group settings to explore, pause, and connect with others in gentle, guided conversations. Its purpose is to make talking about death more natural, compassionate, and inclusive, helping people share stories, listen deeply, and consider life’s final chapter in a safe, creative setting.
The Bioscope tapestry
About the facilitators
Karen Brady is a Melbourne-based independent funeral celebrant with a background in education, industrial advocacy and community organising. She creates ceremonies and immersive experiences that gently open space for reflection, storytelling and meaningful conversations that honour life, death and everything in between. Karen is passionate about building death literacy through inclusive, story-rich spaces. She believes that by gently facing our mortality, we can all learn to live more consciously—with deeper purpose, stronger connection, greater compassion and joy.
Dr Chetan Shastri practices as a researcher, maker and facilitator. Chetan’s award-winning creative practice in Australia supports better experiences at end-of-life. Chetan developed the Bioscope as a cartography of concerns at end-of-life and tool to facilitate conversations about life and death. The Bioscope was co-designed together with palliative care practitioners at Alfred Hospital. Emerging areas of work and interest for Chetan are designing for a post-capitalist world, embedding innovation for adoption by communities and impact evaluation.
Please note that this event is not a grief circle, group therapy, or counselling session. If you’re unsure whether this event is right for you at this time, please reach out to us via community@gmct.com.au.