An exhibition in UK celebrates death
“Death: A Self-Portrait” opened at the Wellcome Collection, which specializes in scientific and medical themes contains around 300 paintings, puppets, models, drawings and artifacts from the collection of Richard Harris, an American antique print dealer who just over a decade ago decided to dedicate his time to assembling works of art related to death.
He has around 2,000 items in total, most of them in storage, and would love to display the collection around the world to help people come to terms with their ultimate fate.
“My real aim is to have this show all over the world,” the 75-year-old said at a preview of the exhibition on Wednesday.
“All the world needs to continue to promote the discussion and dialogue about this just to make it …something that is not taboo and something that we cringe about and close our eyes and our minds to,” Harris told reporters.
