THE THING (1982)

gea van eck

2017

Scott Conary / Omar Rodriguez-Graham, Even Butterflies Hold Beauty in Death / Gina Beavers, Local White Dorper Lamb / Fábio Magalhães, Untitled (Intimate Portraits Series) / Victoria Reynolds / Fábio Magalhães, Trouxa III (Allusive to Artur Barrio) / Marc Quinn, “The Way of all Flesh” / Josephine Halvorson / Marc Quinn Flesh Painting (On Voluptuousness)

Medicinsk Museion, København

Sangre de Vida Corazón Blanco y Reposado Tequila

something from nothing

Anatomical wax figure at La Specola Museum in Florence, Italy. (image source)

blood in resin

Behind the scenes of Hereditary (2018) dir. Ari Aster

'close-up views of various kinds of pathology affecting the tissues of the heart' in the sick rose: disease + the art of medical illustration - richard barnett (2014)

Saya no uta (2003)

NERO by Karolina Urbaniak Urethane casting resin and oil paint on hardboard. 2400mm x W 1200mm.

Often containing hair, teeth, and other physical remains of the dead, these pieces peaked in popularity in the Victorian era. Mourning jewelry is one of earliest sartorial expressions of the gothic romanticism which has defined many famed modern designers, from Alexander McQueen to Ann Demeulemeester to Lieve Van Gorp. The genre is made up of broaches, necklaces, rings, and other adornments meant to celebrate loved ones who had passed away. However, the pieces from that period rather simply served to underscore the concept of "memento mori" ("remember you will die")