Hormazd Narielwall Book Gives Old Fashion New Life

By Dianna Dilworth 

Artist Hormazd Narielwall is giving new meaning to the idea of a books immortalizing their subjects.

In a limited edition work called Dead Men’s Patterns, Narielwall has taken the tissue-paper templates from the tailors of deceased men and placed them into books.

ecouterre has more: “The book chronicles Narielwalla’s experiences with these archived scraps of paper, which were utilitarian in life but are now a poignant memento of a man’s relationship with his tailor. They’re quite beautiful, albeit in a creepy, voyeuristic kinda way … Molded perfectly to each person’s contours, the templates reveal the intimate measurements of bodies long turned into ashes.” (Via Inhabitat).