ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 3月3日 12時48分

8 border crossers’ remains were found in the Arizona desert. The cause of death for each of them is clear. But the identities of these 8 men remained unknown. The traditional tools used by medical examiners to identify human remains, including DNA and dental comparisons, had yet to yield any clues. Now, a last-ditch effort to identify them has moved from the medical examiner’s office in Tucson to a workshop in facial reconstruction at the @nyacademyofart. The class, taught by Joe Mullins, a forensic artist with @missingkids, focuses on reconstructing the faces of migrants who lost their lives in the desert. The young graduate students use 3-D-printed replicas of the men’s skulls based on CT-scans of the originals, which are considered forensic evidence. They rebuild the muscles and soft tissue layer by layer, using strips of clay. Then the students use cut plastic straws placed on the clay to mark tissue depths, which are based on researchers’ averages for ages, genders and cultural backgrounds. The hope is that someone who knew the person will see the reconstruction and notify the authorities. “It was a gamble that cost them their lives,” Joe said of the migrants. “But it shouldn’t have to cost them their identity.” @vincenttullo photographed some of the reconstructed faces made by students at the@nyacademyofart. The students’ reconstructions are being exhibited in the academy windows through March 29. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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