Joanna Ebenstein is a Mexico-based author, photographer, curator and designer. She is the founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy, an organization that has been exploring the interstices of art and medicine, death and culture, since 2007. She traces her lineage back to Judah Loew ben Bezalel, credited with creating the Golem in 16th century Prague. She is also a proud member of The Order of the Good Death.
Her books include Anatomica, Death: A Graveside Companion, The Anatomical Venus, The Morbid Anatomy Anthology, (with Colin Dickey) and Walter Potter’s Curious World of Taxidermy (with Dr Pat Morris). Her writing and photography have appeared in The New York Times, K48, Women’s Studies Quarterly, and V Magazine.
On this episode, we talk about Joanna's view on death, her upcoming book Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life, Morbid Anatomy, and a ton of other juicy death related things that will make you think and wanna dig into these topics more! Joanna is full of knowledge, so enjoy!
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