INRODUCTION, 2:40 min. | 2012
The Cord, 6:57 min. | 2012
The video The Cord focuses on a specimen of a normally developed fetus, which died
of strangulation by the umbilical cord during birth. A nurse is reciting a rhyming
poem, which tells the story of a mother who knitted a scarf for her baby daughter
just before she died. The video is based on photographs taken at historical buildings
of the Charité Hospital in Berlin.
Death Poem, 7:49 min. | 2012
The video Death Poem focuses on a specimen of “megacolon congenitum” at the Berlin
Medical Historical Museum. A nurse is reciting a rhyming poem, which tells the story of
a young girl suffering from constipation, both physically and emotionally. The video is
based on photographs taken at historical buildings of the Charité Hospital in Berlin.
Rescue, 2:30 min. | 2012
Aya Ben Ron © 2012
