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SPIRIT OF A DISSECTION IS A JOURNEY TO THE LIMITS OF OUR EXISTENCE STARTED AT THE ANATOMICAL INSTITUTE OF HALLE (SAALE) IN GERMANY. ANATOMY CLAIMS TO BE THE PLACE 'WHERE DEATH IS PLEASED TO HELP THE LIVING'.

HERE, THE CORPSES OF VOLUNTARY DONORS GET DISSECTED INTO THEIR SMALLEST UNITS.

TALKING TO AN ANATOMIST, HER EMPLOYEES AND BODY DONORS, ‘SPIRIT OF A DISSECTION’ ENROLLS VERY PERSONAL THOUGHTS ABOUT DEATH AND THE HUMAN EXISTENCE. IT SOON GETS CLEAR THAT, DESPITE A PROFESSIONAL DISTANCE TO THE CORPSE, THE STORY OF THE BODY DONOR WILL ALWAYS BE PRESENT.