Joerg Burger
ARCHIV DER ZUKUNFT
ARCHIVE OF THE FUTURE
Austria, 2023, 92 min
At the Natural History Museum in Vienna, everything that is found on earth and in outer space and that humans can get their hands on, is collected, archived, and studied in the name of evolutionary research. Archiv der Zukunft captures the aesthetic appeal of the natural-history collection and its working process, illuminating the mammoth project of knowledge preservation and production hidden behind the building’s imperial façade.
Joerg Burger
Joerg Burger (1961, Austria), is a freelancing filmmaker, cinematographer and photographer. He has participated in numerous exhibitions of art photography in Austria and abroad. In 2001, he received the Diagonale Jury Prize of the Diocese Graz-Seckau, Best Documentary or Short Film 2001 for “Moscow”. In 2002, he received a scholarship of the Republic of Austria for art photography and similarly in 2021 for fine art photography. In 2008, 2012, 2014, he was awarded with Best Cinematography at various festivals. He also received the Advancement Award for Film of the Republic of Austria, 2004, as well as the Honorary Award for Media Art of the Province of Lower Austria, 2007.
