Sinje Dillenkofer's (b. Neustadt a.d.W., 1959) body of work ARCHIVES VIVANTES inquires into the idea of the " archive," harnessing the means of visual art to allow us to see and perceive what the archive does not reveal. With staged photographs that combine conceptual rigor with a wide spectrum of creative techniques and devices, Dillenkofer's pictorial essay turns the spotlight on specimens, artifacts, graphic art, and writings compiled by the explorer...