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use of remains as decoration Lindy Richardson The Golden Chamber Saint Ursulas Church in Cologne Walls in chapels are traditionally adorned with illustrative paintings visual depictions of bible stories to aid the illiterate worshippers ID: 652810

skeleton bones wall bone bones skeleton bone wall pattern artwork visual decorative paper cologne patterns specific human project threads

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Slide1

The bone wall

,

inhumane

use of

remains as

decoration

.

Lindy RichardsonSlide2

The Golden Chamber,

Saint Ursula’s Church in Cologne.Slide3

Walls

in chapels are traditionally adorned with illustrative paintings, visual depictions of bible stories to aid the illiterate worshippers. Alongside these are placed highly decorated and elaborate reliquaries containing the bones, hair and clothing of Saints. Slide4

In Saint Ursula’s in Cologne,

above the encased treasures are tacked Human remains

.Slide5

This

project came about in response to the contrast between the

elaborate

reliquaries

, and

the

decorative wall panels

, created by

pinning bones

to

the walls

.

Both

are human, both belonged to a living being and therefore deserve respect regardless of status whilst alive.

Slide6
Slide7
Slide8

The bones

are fixed to the wall in decorative patterns of tibias, fibulas and skeleton parts

mixed

and distributed by size and shape. Slide9

This project exists to make sense of the jumble of bones presented as a decorative wall

covering. To visually reconnect, and to suggest that the nameless bones once had an identity

.Slide10

This artwork aims to

:-highlight the connection between individual bones

belonging to the

same skeleton. Slide11

Comprising of

11 skeletons each contributing 206 bones, the panels within this

artwork

visually mimic

those in

Cologne

. Slide12

With

each paper skeleton assigned a specific pattern , it becomes possible to identify

each bone within the final mixed bone pattern. Slide13
Slide14
Slide15

The 206 bones required to create a full skeleton are cut from the

11 different

pieces

of printed

paper, providing

2,266 bones to create the bone patterns. Slide16
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Each

skeleton/pattern is also allocated a specific colour of thread to further define

its

identity

and affiliation. Slide21
Slide22

In an attempt to

re-connect all of the bones from each skeleton, the identifying coloured

threads

are

tied on to the individual intermixed bones further

emphasising

the chaotic

organisation of the bone patterns. Slide23
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Slide25

11 paper skulls

reaped and constructed from the original printed papers complete the full set of skeletons.Slide26
Slide27

The

coloured threads from each of the bones in the wallpaper are then connected back

to the appropriate

skull. Slide28
Slide29
Slide30
Slide31

Rather than a visual aid to

support the re-telling of an old story, this artwork existed before the addition of text.

The

wallpaper is a visual

language in itself

,

asking questions in new ways and inciting enquiry without words.