Dead masks

Before photography came along, death masks play a big pat on the societies and it preserved the image of the noble and the famous. They were extremely, even eerily, accurate impressions of their subject, made from plaster or wax in the first hours after death. ( http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/death-mask1.htm)
in the 19th century death was a very common thing, so the practice of death mask was seen as normal. it was looked at as a way to preside the loved one that had passed away.

today although the practice of death mask is not popular, we can still find them in the museums. we can find death mask of people search as:

Taken at the time of his autopsy and currently on display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington DC. In 2007, Dr. John Sotos studied his face and medical records and concluded that he suffered from a disease called Multiple Mucosal  Neuroma Syndrome and had he not been assassinated, he would have died soon anyway.

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French. Original cast created on 7th May, 1821, one and a half day after his death on the island of St. Helena. Only four copies of the original cast have been verified has genuine. This bronzed copy is currently on display at the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans.

http://www.elistmania.com/still/20_death_masks_of_famous_people/
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/death-mask2.htm

In leson today with Sharon we got the opportunity to create the death mask, but not in the way  i expected. In older to do this we had to find a shadow and take a picture of our self with the shadow. after this we used makeup to recreate the image taken in the shadow.
this task was very fun and interesting to do.

death mask by beth kabuga 2015

For this look i used the white eyeshadow allover the face and i used black to crate the shadows on the face.