AmericanSuburbX Review
When I looked into AmericanSuburbX, the first interview I saw was titled "An Interview with Goran Bertok: Dead Meat, Bright Lights." The interview features much of his work and that was what caught my attention because Bertok photographs the dead. He explains in the interview that he sometimes feels as though he is a corpse or has a dead companion alongside him. The read was very interesting because he posed the question of whether or not he could learn anything from the dead. He states that when he photographs the cadavers, he can tell by looking at their face if they suffered while dying or if they were in peace and that he feels he can also tell things like whether or not the person held a high social standing. When asked about his process of taking the photos, he tell the interviewer that he treats the dead much as he would his living models - with much respect and a silent, mutual respect in the studio. Bertok ends the interviews by telling the readers that we must enjoy life while we have it, because we will have death forever.
(Photo by Goran Bertok of a cadaver)
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