Vaya Con Dios, My Darling, 2026
Mirror, marble, copper, pearls, incense
Three mirrors with seven hanging incense forms
Vaya Con Dios, My Darling was created in the room where Kühn’s grandparents died, as an act of remembrance and a meditation on passage, time, and the rituals we create around loss.
Across three mirrors, marble lilies emerge from the reflective surface while seven incense forms hang from delicate chains strung with pearls. The incense is made from plants gathered on the property—rosemary, bay laurel, and redwood—and burned as part of the work. As the material passes into smoke, the surrounding landscape becomes part of a continuing ceremony of remembrance.
The title comes from the night Kühn’s grandfather, Bob, died. Driving his Cadillac back to his house, she turned on the car to find Vaya Con Dios, My Darling already playing from his CD.