ANIMA, No. 5 - The Dodo

Photographer

Florian W. Mueller

Category

Fine Art Photography - Still Life

Company

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2024

Country / Region:

Germany

Part of the collection NEGLECT, photographed specimens of animals, most of which are extinct or critically endangered. This is the Dodo. Long time dead, stuffed and staged, these animals show a character and a certain kind of melancholy. The soul long ago left the body, which, thanks to taxidermy, defies decay. I wanted to portray this remaining dignity, maybe even a bit of indictment. If we continue to treat our nature, the animals and plants world in such a way we do, maybe such prepared animals and man-created sceneries remain to our descendants…