ENTRY DESCRIPTION
"Geist" is taken from Michael Koch`s series "eternal collection" in which he photographed taxidermy specimens, skeletons, fossils, and insects from natural history museums across Europe, as well as in his own studio. These objects are presented in isolation, usually against monochrome, smooth backgrounds, removed from their institutional context. The resulting images are quiet, almost metaphysical: lifeless objects appear strangely animated, suspended in a timeless space. Rather than documenting, Koch constructs a new form of visual presence, inviting viewers to reflect on the artificiality of nature’s display.

AUTHOR
Michael Koch, born in 1973 in Braunschweig, Germany, is a visual artist and photographer based in Düsseldorf, Germany. His work explores the boundaries between nature, identity, and representation, often through meticulously composed portraits, still lifes, and natural forms. Koch studied communication design , art and photography at the University of Essen (Folkwang School), where he graduated in 2004 under the mentorship of Bernhard Prinz and Herta Wolf.
Since then, Koch has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally.

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