New Skull Camera!

[Mike]

Make have this article about a pin camera that is built using titanium, brass, silver, gem stones and a 150 year old skull of a 13 year old girl. Freaky.



And they also have a sample image!

[stimpsonslostson]

Is it just me or is that a bit odd!
Glad to see the photo was appropriately gothic, the effect would have been somewhat lessened had it been a pinsharp full colour picture of a fluffy kitten!
I'd love to see the paparazzi using them, how freaked out would the celebrities be! Tho to be fair Richard O'brien might just think it was a mirror!
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[BarcelonAl]

Another vote for the "That's freaking weird" category from me.

What sort of person thinks "I know what the world is missing...", and comes up with that?

[Mike]

Well it looks pretty darned interesting if you ask me. The camera itself is rather beautiful in a haunting way. I like the way that the technology is wrapped around the 'rough' skull!

[mr_e]

The site of the artist, Wayne Martin Belger, has some other unique cameras there. Worth a look.

There is a bit of a debate in various comments sections on the ethics of using a 150 year old skull where consent of the deceased would have been impossible. I think the treatment of it has been fairly respectful, as at the end of the day something beautiful has been created from it.