Forensic artists give faces to the faceless
ABC News (Australia)
RN BY HANNAH REICH FOR THE ART HUB
UPDATED 17 MINUTES AGO (as at 09:43 AEDT 31 January 2018)
Some art students hone their craft using life models or pieces of fruit, but at one New York school they're using the skulls of eight men who died trying to cross the US-Mexico border.
The skulls, found in Arizona and presumed to be the remains of undocumented migrants, date back to 2000, and have never been formally identified.
A forensic art class now offers the opportunity to reconstruct the faces of the faceless, and hopefully bring closure to their families.
Read moreat:
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-31/forensic-artists-gives-faces-to-the-unidentified/9369988
ABC News (Australia)
RN BY HANNAH REICH FOR THE ART HUB
UPDATED 17 MINUTES AGO (as at 09:43 AEDT 31 January 2018)
Some art students hone their craft using life models or pieces of fruit, but at one New York school they're using the skulls of eight men who died trying to cross the US-Mexico border.
The skulls, found in Arizona and presumed to be the remains of undocumented migrants, date back to 2000, and have never been formally identified.
A forensic art class now offers the opportunity to reconstruct the faces of the faceless, and hopefully bring closure to their families.
Read moreat:
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-31/forensic-artists-gives-faces-to-the-unidentified/9369988
