There is a new exhibit at the Welcome Collection in London called Life Before Death. It is a photographer's look at hospice patients both during their care and after their passing. This is a very interesting concept, for it asks us to consider what we can learn about life by thinking about death. It is also interesting to consider the controlled environment in which the photographer made this study: a hospice environment where patients are suffering from long-term illnesses and know their death is imminent.
Take a look for yourself.
A few things I thought about were whether or not I'd feel/think differently if there was no information about the person next to their picture. Also, what if all the people weren't at least in their 40s?
At the least, the pictures are quite compelling.
1 comment:
Hmmm. I'm struggling with your comment about would you think differently if you didnt' have information next to the pics or if everyone weren't in their 40's at least.
A life is a life...be it a young child or an older adult...and I'm guessing both age groups feel of value. Yes, death is sad for those of us left behind frequently, but is it not also a continued journey that at some level, the dead have found what happens before the living? Assuming anything does, of course. Life before death is life nevertheless and should be lived to the nth degree. I hope those in hospice reach that nth degree as much as is possible.
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