breaking down the corpse in art
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all manner of the macabre.

d_composition is an art historical take on the body hereafter. Formed at the intersection of visual culture and death, it’s aimed at those who rubberneck for anything morbidly curious. We welcome the presence lurking in the dark, believing that by talking about ‘it’, we cultivate empathy & understanding. 

moth to a flame
Maya Love Maya Love

moth to a flame

Gabriel von Max’s Der Anatom incorporates vanitas imagery and the symbol of the moth, forming a salon painting typical of the era, and indicative of a larger (and truly icky) predilection among artists to depict the corpse of a beautiful woman.

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the thin veil
Maya Love Maya Love

the thin veil

A Samhain special on Spiritualism, 19th-century mourning and Ben Cauchi’s photograph, The thin veil.

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