Dancing with Dead Animals

Animation artist Maarten Isaäk de Heer 3D scans and reanimates all the dead creatures encountered over one spring and summer to create a surreal and non-malevolent danse macabre in a 360 dome.

In Dancing with Dead Animals, deceased animals in various states of decay are brought back to life, allowing them to dance alongside a contemporary Adam and Eve in an alternate landscape comprising dead organic materials. All the creatures scanned, from fruit flies to mice, along with the remnants of plant life had been found by Isaäk over a six-month period. The animated scene is projected onto a dome where the viewer can immerse themselves in the world and revel in a spectacle that celebrates life and death.

Content Guidance: contains nudity and images of dead animals.