Nadine Jarvis

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Post Mortem Research
An ongoing research project looking to challenge our archaic post mortem traditions and to offer proposals for alternate treatment for our deceased.

A project by Nadine Jarvis.

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Carbon Copies
Pencils made from the carbon of human cremains. 240 pencils can be made from an average body of ash – a lifetime supply of pencils for those left behind [ … ]

 

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Bird Feeder
A bird feeder made from bird food and human ash. The person is reincarnated through the life of the bird [ … ]

  • drew

    I see it more as gateway into ones personal relationship with the dead. How long until someone picks up a pencil? When is it okay to start using them? When you are down to the last one, do you use it or cherish it forever? When does practicality take over what nostalgia leaves behind?

  • http://www.2buyitnow.com/air_king.html tommy

    I am sorry. Messing around with the ashes of even my dearest family member is somehow unsettling and gross. I guess to each his owm though. Is this thinking “OUTSIDE THE COFFIN?