Peter Greenaway - The Dance Of Death - Softcover

Peter Greenaway

 
9783856166342: Peter Greenaway - The Dance Of Death

Synopsis

This book presents British filmmaker Peter Greenaways 21st-century reinterpretation of the Totentanz, a 15th-century mural in Basel which reminded citizens that no matter ones station in life, whether rich or poor, powerful or common, everyone must eventually perish. Greenaway conceived a multi-media installation at the original site of the Dance of Death composed of funerary monuments that act as displays for films depicting various ways to meet death. The interactive projections of more than 40 representations are inspired by the original tableau, reconceived in film and video drama and animations. With a text by Greenaway and archival drawings and documents.

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