Be glad that photos don’t capture a smell. Elliot Gustafson owns and operates the Cleveland, Texas-based Aphelion Necrology, one of the most innovative parts of the Houston area’s growing oddities art scene. Unlike many of his peers that specialize in preserved insects and other comparatively dry subjects, Gustafson specializes in...
Be glad that photos don’t capture a smell., one of the most innovative parts of the Houston area’s growing oddities art scene. Unlike many of his peers that specialize in preserved insects and other comparatively dry subjects, Gustafson specializes in wet specimens in jars that glow thanks to a chemical dye process.
“I had hope still on the second or third day that they would be okay, because a full chest freezer will stay cold for quite a while as long as it is kept shut,” he says. “We’ve lost power a few times before after storms, but never this long and never in weather like this. As the week dragged on and the temps rose, I knew it was going to be too late. It was really devastating to feel so hopeless and not be able to do anything to save so many specimens, especially ones that had been donated to me.
Gustafson uses a process called diaphonization in his pieces. Chemical processes make the skin of the animal translucent, allowing the bones and organs to shine through. The internal structures can be colored after that to create unique pieces of art. All of that, now, is pile of “rotting meat soup” waiting to be disposed of alongside broken fences and fallen trees.. He says he has also reached out to the local oddities community for support and received some help in recovering from the damage.
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