Rather than having your ashes scattered when you die, why not press them into a vinyl record instead? This is new service from a company called And Vinyly, created by a former 90s techno artist who thought he was “getting a bit old”. And Vinyly offers to turn your remains into your favourite track, a recording of yourself or specially composed music from their music production team and band ‘House of Fix’. And Vinyly also has a design team and in-house artist to create bespoke album covers. This follows artist Nadine Jarvis’ concept for a set of pencils made from the carbon of a cremated human body. 240 pencils can be made from an average body of ash – a lifetime supply of pencils for those left behind. And similarly, Dutch Designer Wieki Somers who has turned human ashes into “useful objects” including a toaster and vacuum cleaner. The idea behind all this is about rethinking the way we commemorate people and dispose of human bodies.

Reference:
Wired

Image Credit:
Thejr Baker Band

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