Kodak Knows No Dark Days

Xaver Könneker

Keywords: Forensics, Evidence, Nostalgia

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In 'Kodak Knows No Dark Days' Xaver Könneker examines the peculiar intersection between the smile, death and the practice of forensic odontology. By tracing the history of Kodak and its unintended link with forensic identification, he invites us to radically rethink what it means to smile for a photograph.

Documentation of three channel video installation presented at KABK Graduation Show 2022 in The Hague (NL).