Comments on: Project Façade: Plastic Surgeries of World War I

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:49:38 +0000

That was fascinating. The eyes really got to me: pain-dazed eyes, hopeful eyes. Also, one young man who still had acne.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:46:11 +0000

Is that you kee mo sabi?

By: ILuvNUFC

ILuvNUFC — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:51:41 +0000

Thanks.

By: Lasse

Lasse — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:15:26 +0000

I read "Krieg dem Kriege" when i was ten. I have been a pacifist ever since.

By: jeff d

jeff d — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:49:06 +0000

these images have been making the rounds the last couple of days. when i was younger a friend had a book with photos of WWI soldiers with face prostheses and before and after shots of the cavities blown in their faces by shrapnel etc. at that time i was fascinated by the gore. now, maybe because i'm older and have tasted enough of my own mortality, or because i'm just more sensitive i find these profoundly disturbing. i can't help but seeing past the injuries to the fact that most of these guys were handsome young men who probably had sweethearts and mothers waiting for them only to return so difigured. the idea of all that collective pain gives me goosebumps.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:47:34 +0000

I'm interested in all things pre-WWII like this. There is definitely a shortage of Spielberg movies on the subject. WWI era was rough, to be sure, and the more I learn about it, the more I understand where my Grandmother's values came from.

By: Titus

Titus — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:49:57 +0000

Also read: Krieg dem Krieg. (If you're interested in 1920's German pacifism, that is.)