Ashes to Ashes to…

June 14, 2010

This is an amazing art project. The artist, Wieki Somers, creates these pieces out of human remains–out of our ashes. The philosophy behind the project:

her project ‘consumer or conserve’ evaluates this notion of a second-life. she considers, how human ashes can be reused by means of rapid prototyping or 3D printing, so that we may afford someone a ‘second life’ as a rocking chair, vacuum cleaner, perhaps even a toaster? would we become more attached to these objects if this was the case? would our willingness to pay more for a product increase if it is made from human tissue or ashes?