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Blood from Stone: Case File

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WRITTEN IN BONE
 
Blood from Stone Part Seven
 
Written in Bone is a conceptual project focussed on the representation of landscapes that have been significantly altered by mankind through the practices involved in the reaping of resources. The communication goal of this project was that landscapes require the same degree of moral care and concern as sentient beings for whom justice seems reserved.
 
In order for this focus to find expression, a form of pseudo-forensic anthropology, a specialized field combining osteology, anthropology and archaeology in the interest of identifying the human remains that are no longer recognizable, was applied to these altered landscapes in an attempt to explore the seemingly contradictory yet symbiotic relationship between identity, as sameness and change over time and composition, as a form of fragility and initiate a change in attitudes towards land management as environmental protection. 
 
For the purpose of this project, Salvamento Quarry was identified as victim. Salvamento Quarry is an abandoned granite quarry that was closed down to a combination of low-quality granite and improper mining practices.
CASE FILE
 
Case File is an artist book that summarises the work done in the case (project).
 
The findings of the forensic team and legal team are collated in a case file throughout the case. This content includes the findings of the forensic anthropologist. The content shown here is only a selection from the Blood from Stone: Case File. 
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Folder cover
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Opening flap of folder cover
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Cover page
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Photographic evidence: single page spread of Part One
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Double page Case Presentation spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Single page Location spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Secondary crime scene mapping: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Secondary crime scene mapping: double page spread of Part Two
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Photographic evidence: single page spread of Part Two
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Three Hundred and Sixty Degrees spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Three Hundred and Sixty Degrees spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Biological Profile spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Biological Profile spread: page detailing (one)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Biological Profile spread: page detailing (two)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Tissue Harvesting spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Photographic evidence: secondary crime scene
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Perimortem spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Perimortem spread: page detailing (one)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Perimortem spread: page detailing (two)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Drilled spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Drilled spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Blasted Texture Samples spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Blasted Texture Samples spread: page detailing (one)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Blasted Texture Samples spread: page detailing (two)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Photographic evidence: murder weapon
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Double page Reconstruciton spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Double page Micro-fractures spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Time of Death spread: page interaction (one)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Time of Death spread: page interaction (two)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Time of Death spread: page detailing of image that was engraved into the paper
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Double page Blood from Stone spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Leeukop Hill spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Photographic evidence: Leeukop Hill Quarry as a similar case
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Consistent Injuries spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Case Closed spread: page detailing
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Blood from Stone Summary spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Blood from Stone Summary spread: page detailing (one)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Blood from Stone Summary spread: page detailing (two)
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Case Follow-up spread: page interaction
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Binding method
artist book Salvamento Quarry Leeukop Hill Quarry Granite Blood from Stone case file
Binding method
Blood from Stone: Case File
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Blood from Stone: Case File

A part of the larger conceptual body of work Written in Bone: Blood from stone in which a form of pseudo-forensic anthropology is applied to land Read More

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