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The Dying World at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Surreal headless figure holding a glowing light sits on a floral bed beside an oversized doll head.

The Dying World was Lauren Tsai’s first solo immersive exhibition, presented at the Cathedral Mausoleum Courtyard at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles in November 2025.

Conceived as a site-specific installation, the exhibition centered around an ephemeral house constructed on the grounds of the cemetery and brought together drawing, painting, sculpture, puppetry, and stop-motion animation. The project introduced Astrid, a recurring character within Tsai’s broader narrative universe, and expanded her visual practice into a fully realized spatial environment.

Small yellow house lit blue at night, with glowing windows and a person peering through one

Photography by Josh White

Headless mannequin holding a flower sits on a bed before a wall-sized projection of a gothic animated film.

Photography by Josh White

Floral-curtained bedroom window reveals two eerie figures on swings in blue light outside.

Photography by Josh White

Surreal 3D scene of a large doll head on a stool amid a dusty miniature bed frame and scattered debris.

Photography by Josh White

Open sketchbooks filled with detailed pencil drawings displayed on a wooden table beneath a glass case.

Photography by Josh White

Woman in a sheer black dress lies beneath a floor lamp between two surreal paintings.

Photography by Daria Kobayashi Ritch

Surreal headless figure holding a glowing flower sits on a bed beside an oversized doll head in a floral bedroom.

Photography by Josh White

Surreal sculpture of a seated headless girl holding a flower, with her head on a stool beside a floor lamp.

Photography by Josh White

Surreal blue-lit installation with a seated mannequin facing a debris-covered table and miniature power lines.

Photography by Josh White

Projected animated girl stands in a warmly lit, striped hallway with red patterned carpet.

Photography by Josh White

Woman in a black suit poses beside a gothic miniature set with a marionette, cables, and gray debris.

Photography by Daria Kobayashi Ritch

Woman in a black dress rests against a headless mannequin holding flowers, with a doll head on the floor.

Photography by Daria Kobayashi Ritch