Resurrected Relics: Reviving Paul Pfurtscheller’s Charts
Restorations, Process, History Rebecca Tillett Restorations, Process, History Rebecca Tillett

Resurrected Relics: Reviving Paul Pfurtscheller’s Charts

Long before the age of digital imaging, Austrian zoologist and artist Paul Pfurtscheller (1855–1927) created a breathtaking series of zoological wall charts that turned classrooms into miniature cabinets of curiosities. First published in 1902, his works fused scientific precision with artistic elegance, depicting insects, worms, snakes, and other creatures in striking detail. More than a century later, many of these charts survive only through damaged or poorly scanned reproductions—but through careful digital restoration, we’re bringing them back to life one by one.

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Body of a Flower: Spiderwasp
Rebecca Tillett Rebecca Tillett

Body of a Flower: Spiderwasp

I’m here to gulp the sunsets down with my starving eyes, to dance carelessly in the falling rain, to saturate my lungs with the sweet golden air, to feel the wet grass under my running feet. I’m here to condole with the spurned insects and press my lips into your lips and give some animals needing one a home.

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