Rome, Italy
A capuchin church in Rome maintains a crypt in which the skeletal remains of 4 thousand deceased monks are kept. Skulls form an arch with a mummified monk standing guard
The bones in the crypt are nailed to the wall and arranged in patterns: cross, floral, arch, triangle and circle, as well as forming objects. A large clock is composed of vertebrae, foot bones and finger bones. The single hour hand represents the idea that time has no beginning or end.
These bones should be crushed and used to make roadways in rural areas. The Capuchin monks should find more useful work than arranging skulls in designs.
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