On Taphonomy

On Taphonomy 2022 Directed by Ana Maria Gomes

A life dedicated to decay. Johannes Weigelt (1890–1948) was a palaeontologist, a dilettante photographer, a Nazi, all of it fervent. This essay is dedicated to the pioneer of taphonomy – sober and at the same time exciting in form. Three image fields are filled with changing content: black and white documents of fields of animal carcasses, a snapshot with Göring, text panels, artful photomontages. They all charge one another, containing a vibrantly shimmering biography fossilised in images.

Country Netherlands

Production Country Netherlands

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 18 October 2022

9 mins