Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts

4.10.2008

life before death

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.