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Rupert Callender is a self taught ceremonial undertaker and writer who has worked in Devon and Cornwall since 1999. He and his ex partner Claire Phillips were described as “The best funeral directors of all time, by a country mile” by Charles Cowling.
They pioneered an immersive strip backed approach which threw out the usual trappings of the traditional funeral in favour of the shared experience. This risky approach has led to accolades from within the industry and without, and made them controversial figures in the establishment dominated world of the corporate funerals, and they have been written about by several authors including Tom Cox, John Doran, Miranda Sawyer and Peter Ross.
Rupert writes and takes most of the funeral ceremonies himself, and this grew into a wider writing career including performance art rituals. This has led to a partnership with Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, former members of the KLF, in which they are building a pyramid in Toxteth, Liverpool using bricks containing cremated human remains.
Rupert remains foremost an undertaker working in South Devon, and his company is called The Green Funeral Company.
He and Claire did a TED X talk entitled “Death, grief, ritual and radical funerals.”
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