Memento Mori: the beautiful ways we have kept the dead among theliving
by Cory Doctorow from on (#BJG9)
Art historian Paul Koudounaris travelled the world, visiting 30 countries to document the practices-ancient to modern, solemn to joyous-by which human remains are displayed. From good luck charms to genocide memorials, his gorgeous art book Memento Mori collects the finds. Read the rest