We live in a culture that has taught us to protect children from something as natural as life itself: death. As adults, we deny them the opportunity to experience it closely because our own fear of the unknown and the unpredictable; our fear of not knowing what to say or how to explain something that is beyond our control.
This photographic project explores children’s perceptions and reactions towards death. There is no such word as “Morido”, but little children use it Spanish to say that someone is dead. It simply represents their lack of maturity and verbal organization, and their innocence that prevents them from fully understanding the concept of death.