Unspeaking Likeness

Unspeaking LikenessEssay by William T. Vollmann Unspeaking Likeness is a series of images of forensic facial reconstruction sculptures. Occasionally, when investigators call for it, shortly after an unidentified corpse (or part thereof) is found, a forensic artists constructs an artificial face made of clay or plaster to better aid in victim identification. "We are all too aware that when we die, the flesh goes. Memories of us may die more quickly or slowly, depending

Malerie Marder While traveling to The Netherlands for an exhibition of her work

" — Quentin Bajac

"Sarfati’s work is defined through an opposition to the editorial urge to fix narratives to her subjects

It pulls back the veil to reveal the expected

When Peter Hujar (1934–1987) died at the age of fifty-three

“Christen” each other in shallow pools

a photographer was present to capture these events

Presented in a clear and balanced format

her chauffeur

there were the days of the Polaroid Kidd

33 four-color plates

through a lens and a camera