hannah stahl//
resonance

hannah stahl, rn (any pronouns) is a street nurse of over half a decade, operating out of overdose prevention sites and other low-barrier settings centering accessible, harm reduction focused healthcare delivery in downtown toronto. hannah is currently pursuing a masters of nursing at toronto metropolitan university and has published research on issues of gender-based violence, community violence, obstetric nursing, opportunities and gaps in nursing education and inter-professional care models, and medical ethics.


please touch and make noise however you see fit.

i am interested in the ways we hold and transform grief; how we are impacted by living a life that has been touched by the deaths of acquaintances, friends, and loved ones. this piece explores my own experience of compounding love and grief from living in proximity to the toxic drug crisis.

the linear path suggests a timeline, but also the act of carrying something with you. a variety of different clays, as well as ceramics and woodcarving methods went into this creation, resulting in distinct resonances that can be triggered in different ways. my own compounding experiences of grief have overtime become interwoven and interconnected, informing how i engage with individual losses and changing how my experiences resonate with one another. this work invites viewers to consider their own histories: how losses accumulate, how they accompany us, and how they continue to sound long after the initial moment has passed.