Bristol Museum

A trip to Bristol Museum also highlighted how different societies view death. Throughout the museum were many fossils and stuffed animals showing that these dead animals were viewed as educational and interesting in the museum rather than disgusting. Not only this but also the Egyptian exhibition also showed that death in those times was not seen as the end of life but more the beginning of a new and better life.

Changing my Project

I was inspired to change my project after my trip to Bulgaria. As mentioned in my sketchbook, during my trip to Bulgaria I noticed that a lot of the things sold were dead animals found in the area, such as crabs, starfish, seahorses etc. This made me question how different societies view death. Over in the Uk and other Western societies, death and the dead are seen as creepy, weird and off putting. Death is inevitable yet many view it as scary and a taboo topic as it tends to be avoided and spoke about matter of factly. However in many other societies across the world, death is not seen as the end and is a part of daily life. Not only were dead creatures sold in Bulgaria, but there were also memorial posters of the dead surrounding the streets, showing that to them it is a part of life.