Extremely crafty

[imomus]

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[nina-blomquist.livejournal.com]

Not to Forget Cat Chow, and her dress made from 1000 Dollar bills:
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninas/2746591174/)

Der Leiermann

[thomascott.livejournal.com]

Good post/article, I really like the pieces by Delvoye, they succeed in being cheekily, seditiously avant without the need for cliched shock tactic.
The cement mixer is wonderful, reminds me of a hurdy-gurdy, I imagine Lord Whimsy would like it.

plate

[drywbach.livejournal.com]

That plate recalls stories adults told me as a child about young Victorian relatives who'd died before they could be photographed, so someone had taken a photo of them afterwards. Or if the bereaved was feeling extra creative, they'd have a doll made with the child's hair.

I don't even know whether those stories were true because I never saw the things. The idea terrified me to the point of nightmares, but was confusing because the horrors were created as a loving act.

I haven't seen much currently that is unnerving but benign in intent, so I'm quite interested that he's making such things. I still wouldn't like one in the house, though!

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[(Anonymous)]

http://ame2.asu.edu/projects/haunted/ISA%20index/book%20of%20the%20dead/book%20of%20the%20dead%20photos%20page2.htm

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[drywbach.livejournal.com]

Disturbing. The meaning of those pictures has changed so much!

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[bonsai-human.livejournal.com]

I agree that it's disturbing, but isn't it sad that it is? We are so removed from death, it becomes terrifying and hush-hush, and it shouldn't be. In reality it's just another experience.

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[drywbach.livejournal.com]

Yes. Feeling disturbed by the images is an indulgence that the people who treasured those photographs couldn't afford.

I'm not entirely saddened that our response has changed, if it simply indicates we feel we can afford to ignore death for longer periods of time--and also that we have easier access to memento-making technology such as cameras. But I agree with you, that turning-away can easily tip over into being an unrealistic and uncompassionate attitude and that is a sad thing.

[ohmavie.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine is into doing "rogue taxidermy." Interesting article...it made me think of him. I like the idea of "dark crafters."

http://www.roguetaxidermy.com/index.php

[kineticfactory.livejournal.com]

In a similar vein, there's a Belgian artist named Pascal Bernier (http://dev.null.org/blog/item/200808071932_pascberni) who does work with taxidermy. He has a series of works titled "accidents de chasse", consisting of stuffed animals in bandages and slings, looking unhappy with their lot, as well as dioramas of nightmarish industrial farms featuring stuffed pigs and chickens.

[tinyfolk.livejournal.com]

Was it really necessary that your leitmotif for the article be based around making fun of some guy for being dorky?

[imomus.livejournal.com]

I said he was amiable, you said "dorky". But that might have been a nice title for a nastier piece: "Crafts, From Dork To Dark".

[count-vronsky.livejournal.com]

That is a pretty smashing documentary on Krafft.

I've been trying to think into what shape I would want my bone-dust formed. It's hard to decide, innit! Do I want to be a plate on someone's mantlepiece for all of eternity, or a tooth-brush holder beside the sink in the bathroom? Not really.

Ooh, wait... I got it. When I die, I want my bones ground down and cast as a perfect replica of this (http://www.sexoteric.com/pic/nl/artpic/18/3721/momus_thumb.jpg).

[armoredbaby.livejournal.com]

I am thinking -- is that a Wedgewood-esque cement mixer -- I want one!