

n the 19th century, with the invention of the daguerreotype, it became customary to photograph the dead. Often, the dead were seated in front of the camera along with the living. Photographers had to fulfill all the wishes of customers, and sometimes very strange ones...

Roberto Fleites
Jacob
Lead
Oksana Karpenko
Agnès

Svetlana Mertsalova
Photographer

Gayane Kalmykova
Vera

Alexander Moroz
Husband
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Svetlana Mertsalova's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. PostMorteM is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”