Beate Lakotta and Walter Schels. Life Before Death. Encounters With The Terminally Ill | Magazin

Modularer Werkkatalog Band 14 (englisch)

Few experiences are likely to affect us as profoundly as an encounter with death. Yet most deaths occur almost covertly, at one remove from our everyday lives. Death and dying are arguably our last taboos – the topics our society finds most difficult. We certainly fear them more than our ancestors did. Opportunities to learn more about them are rare indeed.

The photographer Walter Schels and the journalist Beate Lakotta spent over a year in hospices in northern Germany. They made portraits of 26 peoloe who were very close to death. All of them agreed to be photographed shortly before and after death. The project articulates the experiences, hopes and fears of the dying, and gives them one more opportunity to be heard.

Language: English

• high quality black and white digital print on volume paper
• softcover, thread stitching
• 55 illustrations, 126 pages, 22,5 x 28 cm

ISBN 978-3-9821237-45