Das Totenhaus
Talking about death is uncomfortable. Lothar Schreyer, a mystic and director of the stage workshop at the Bauhaus Weimar, designed Totenhöuser for an afterlife experience. Schreyer wished that his soul would stay in eternity while the lifeless body was in Totenhaus on earth. This concept is appealing but disconnected from the cycles of nature. What does it mean today to stay in eternity after the end of life?
Questioning consequences of the traditional ways of burying the dead are taboo, despite the fact that these methods significantly contribute to environmental destruction.
How can memories about loved ones survive without harmful consequences for nature? What if a life-giving soil will be a symbolic reincarnation of such memories about those who passed away?