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Memento Mori Monday: Kiss Of Death

Posted on April 21, 2014 by quantumphysica

Yes, I totally missed last week’s Memento Mori Monday; my sincerest apologies to whoever noticed that. Have this: There is some debate to the sculptor responsible for this arresting – astonishing – work of art in white marble. It is attributed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged art, beautiful, bizarre, dead, death, dying, erotic, horrifying, insane, insanity, Jaume Barba, Joan Fontbernat, kiss, Kiss of Death, mad, madness, memento mori, memento mori monday, mental, mental illness, mortality, Poblenou Cemetery, psychosis, schizophrenia, sculpture, Seventh Seal, skeleton, strange, unsettling, white marble | 1 Comment

Memento Mori Monday: Coral Cutlery

Posted on April 7, 2014 by quantumphysica

It’s monday again! This week’s Memento Mori is practical in many ways, but mostly it shows us a practical way of “thinking on death” that I hadn’t touched upon before. Back in the days (we’re talking 15th, 16th century here) … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design | Tagged 16th century, 17th century, antique, beautiful, coral, coral cutlery, cutlery, dead, death, fork, history, insane, insanity, interesting, knife, madness, memento mori, morbid, paranoia, poison, psychosis, schizophrenia, silver-gilt, spoon, tableware, thinking on death | 2 Comments

Memento Mori Monday: Shinji Nakaba’s “Vanitas” Rings

Posted on March 31, 2014 by quantumphysica

Glyptics (the practice of carving and sculpting precious stones) is a very old art, but jeweler Shinji Nakaba still uses it on a variety of materials. My favorite pieces are his incredibly detailed pearl skull rings. The rings, appropriately called “Vanitas”, make for an excellent Memento … Continue reading →

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Memento Mori Monday: In The Wake Of Disaster

Posted on March 24, 2014 by quantumphysica

It’s Monday again, and in the light of all that is happening in Europe (Who knows, we might be heading for WWIII if we don’t watch out…) I thought to look towards Ukraine for a Memento Mori. The Chernobyl Disaster … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Philosophy | Tagged abandoned places, art, bizarre, Chernobyl, Chernobyl Disaster, creepy, dead, death, dying, eerie, Elena, ghost town, haunting, insane, insanity, kidofspeed, mad, madness, memento mori, memento mori mon, memories, mental, mental illness, mental patient, nuclear energy, photography, Pripyat, psychosis, remnants, ruins, schizophrenia, ukraine, urban exploring, urban photography, vanitas, vanity | Leave a comment

Memento Mori Monday: Two-Faced Rosary Beads

Posted on March 17, 2014 by quantumphysica

It’s monday, so I have a memento mori for you! It’s a bit on the late side, but better late than never, right? For this week, I picked some very old artwork. Rosaries aren’t very common anymore these days, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged 1500, amazing, art, artwork, beautiful, bizarre, death, decay, detailed, dying, eerie, insanity, ivory, mad, madness, memento mori, memento mori monday, mental, mental illness, mental patient, odd, psychosis, psychotic, remembering, rosary, rosary beads, schizophrenia, special, thinking on death, unusual, vanitas | 3 Comments

Memento Mori Monday: Skullis Crystal Skulls

Posted on March 10, 2014 by quantumphysica

In the spirit of my post about mortality (see here) I have decided to provide you all with some beautiful reminders of death on a regular basis. And as there is no better time to be reminded of the nearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged agate, amazing, art, beautiful, chalcedony, crystal, crystal skull, death, epic, gemstone, gemstones, handcrafted, insane, insanity, jade, jasper, labradorite, madness, memento mori, mental, mental illness, mental patient, mortality, psychosis, schizophrenia, semi-precious stones, Skullis, Skullis crystal skulls, skulls, stone carving | Leave a comment

Memento Mori… Or, The Importance Of Thinking On Death

Posted on March 1, 2014 by quantumphysica

Lately I read an article in my local paper about how a butcher’s display window had started to garner protest, as the villagers found the hanging carcasses and skinned animals in it distasteful. I didn’t know if I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged art, dead, death, debate, deep thoughts, dying, euthanasia, insane, insanity, lunatic, madness, memento mori, menatl, mental illness, pain, philosophy, retirement home, schizophrenia, society, stigma, suffering, thinking | 7 Comments

The Hunter/Surgeon Collection… I think this was made for me…

Posted on October 1, 2012 by quantumphysica

I don’t recall how I stumbled on this, but from the moment I saw the name of this collection I knew it was meant for me. Hunter/Surgeon, that actually sounds like someone who hunts down people to cut them open. … Continue reading →

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Morituri Te Salutant… Loved To Death’s Memento Mori Rings

Posted on September 14, 2012 by quantumphysica

Vanitas vanitatum… All we do is in vain for it will inevitably end in death, in the end. A “Memento Mori” is literally a reminder of death, a bit a post-it-note of approaching doom. Loved To Death makes such reminders … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: memento mori

Memento Mori Monday: Kiss Of Death

Memento Mori Monday: Coral Cutlery

Memento Mori Monday: Shinji Nakaba’s “Vanitas” Rings

Memento Mori Monday: In The Wake Of Disaster

Memento Mori Monday: Two-Faced Rosary Beads

Memento Mori Monday: Skullis Crystal Skulls

Memento Mori… Or, The Importance Of Thinking On Death

The Hunter/Surgeon Collection… I think this was made for me…

Morituri Te Salutant… Loved To Death’s Memento Mori Rings

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