THE MUSEUM OF DEATH
Jack Burman
ARTWORK DESCRIPTION
THE MUSEUM OF DEATH
Housed in a small caravan, the Museum of Death offers a striking journey where mortality becomes tangible. Large-format photographs of corpses — mummified, preserved, or freshly arrived from the morgue — illuminate the darkness of the cramped rooms.
Far from frightening, each sensitive portrait reveals a haunting beauty, a sensuality that blurs the boundary between the living and the dead. Confronting visitors with their own mortality, Jack Burman’s images hover between wonder and dread, leaving a lasting impression of both awe and unease.
Year created: 2018
Far from frightening, each sensitive portrait reveals a haunting beauty, a sensuality that blurs the boundary between the living and the dead. Confronting visitors with their own mortality, Jack Burman’s images hover between wonder and dread, leaving a lasting impression of both awe and unease.
Year created: 2018
Technical specifications
Materials: Caravan, photography
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 7’ x 22’
Notes: Indoor lighting
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 7’ x 22’
Notes: Indoor lighting
ARTISTE
JACK BURMAN, TORONTO
With a sensitive eye and a profound sense of respect, Jack Burman painstakingly photographs human remains and documents their preservation. His ongoing series The Dead, thirty years in the making, puts forward a compelling concrete vision of human death. Through books and major exhibits, his photographs have made waves in Canada and internationally. In 2011, he was part of the Montreal Mois de la phioto (now Momenta).
