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Thank you again for having us! Our last post is the song »Northern Plague« by Cough. We enjoyed listening to Cough while working on our project creep. Maybe you'll like it too.

The NYC Department of Records municipal archives feature an unique impressive collection of over 900.000 historical photographic images, documents as well as video and audio files.Starting in the 1920s the collection consists of a wide variety of unusual and never before seen subjects.The Archive not only offers a unique look on the mundane, everyday life about 100 years ago but also many insights to untouched subjects like police investigation. The images we are about to show you are taken from the NYPD Criminal Prosecution collection and depict crime scene investigation of homicide victims. Please be advised that some of the pictures you are about to see are graphic in nature. NYC Department of Records municipal archives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2fjkWIUjS8[/embed] »Man Bites Dog« (1992) is a movie by Rémy Belvaux. The plot revolves around a film crew following a psychopathic but somewhat charming serial killer on his daily routine. Things start to drift apart when the filmmakers get more and more involved into his 'craft'.

What remains when there is no more? Do we vanish without a trace? What becomes of the things that we leave behind? These are simple questions that we usually dodge. They are hard to answer. Marvin Hüttermann has examined the issue of death, the deceased and the things that they leave behind. To do this, he took pictures in the apartments of the dead, in a funeral home and in a crematorium. In carefully arranged pairs of images, the series "It has not been" reunites what remains with everything that has gone. Marvin Hüttermann marvin@huettermann.info www.huettermann.info

We now want to give you a quick glimpse on one still untitled work in progress. It is from a friend of ours named Patricia Paryz. »...I drove home. I needed six months to return to Oświęcim. Wodka on the playground - they´re a good political party, they are patriots - got into a car, we were six people, I sat on his lap, we drove way to fast and the Drive In was already closed. Deep in the night we sat at the river and talked - Don’t get to close to the water, the current, I’m worried about you - it was so hard to say farewell.« Excerpt from Patricia Paryz about her work.

Not much is known about »SHAVAUNNA´s« Instagram channel... but we are glad it´s a thing.

The female mannequin »La Poupée« became a lifetime obsession of Hans Bellmer. Born 1902 in Katowice Poland, he began working and photographing the doll in 1933. He began by photographing different stages of the creation process – from a wooden skeleton with metal parts to it´s final form. He was able to dismember, reassemble and reconfigure it using a system of ball joints. 1933 was also the same year Hitler rose to power in Germany. It is believed that Bellmer protested against the ideals and social norms propagated by the Nazis. Bellmer himself is quoted saying, “If the origin of my work is scandalous, it is because for me, the world is a scandal.”

What do humans need in order to love? Surely, first of all, a physical counterpart to project our feelings on. It seems to be all about developing and growing into a state of coexistence. Does this require the exchange of feelings? Or do we all ultimately feel and love by ourselves, detached from each other? What is the meaning of our physical counterpart with regard to the love we feel? The series "Ein verwirrendes Potential" (A Confusing Potential) draws on the relationship between men and silicon dolls. This setting lacks the emotional element of the physical counterpart, while at the same time causing a feeling of unease through its strong physical presence, which has been designed by manufacturers and artisans in all imaginable shapes and colours. If the main reason for purchasing was the sexual attractiveness of the doll, the couples portrayed in the series tend to have a soothing relationship free of fear and loss of control. Text: Julia Steinigeweg

Next we want to introduce you to the book »Rüsselkäfer, Mondfisch, Nashornvogel, Wisentkuh: Geschichten und Geschichte des Zoologischen Museums Kiel«* by Katrin Grimm. It portrays the "residents" of the Zoological Museum in Kiel. Hidden behind lifeless faces of the exhibits are fascinating, insightful and often amusing stories. These are told by the former museum director Dr. Wolfgang Dreyer. The many preserved animals attest to the long history of the museum and also the past and present influence Kiel has on Germany´s scientific community. We found the way these creatures are revived to be quite amusing. *»Weevil, Sunfish, Hornbill, Wisentkuh: stories and history of the Zoological Museum of Kiel« Katrin Grimm

Patrick Joust is a self-taught photographer currently living in Baltimore, MD. He was born 78 in Oroville, CA. He has an immense, raw output of photographic work.

Annie Proulx novel »The Shipping News« inspired Prof Vincent Kohlbecher to embark on a journey through Newfoundland. Following the books narrative he visited various places along Newfoundlands coastline. Vincent Kohlbecher is professor for photography at the HAW Hamburg. His photos have been published in a variety of magazines and newspapers.

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