- Of course, the purpose is not to replace the traditional burial. This is a complement we need to use when we need to, a "second best solution" simply, says the funeral contractor Jimmy Serler who helped develop the concept.
The technology, according to him, is "bus-simple"; a regular mobile phone is placed in the room and directly sends the file via the funeral home's website. He emphasizes that the goal is not to create either great cinematic art or lighthearted reports from the festival of sorrow.
The method already used twice- The focus is entirely on the priest or the funeral director, not on the others present. Myself, I prefer that it remains a live broadcast and not a video to be saved. It is about an opportunity to make a final farewell in the most dignified manner possible.
The method has already been used at two funerals in Malmö, both times as a direct result of the ongoing corona eruption.
- In one case, it was a family that needed to be careful to avoid infection. The second is about a woman living in the United States who, because of the closed borders, was unable to travel home and say goodbye to her mother, Jimmy Serler says.