I take and return.

I take and return.

I take and return.

The Parasite feeds on its Host.

Slowly, it breaks down the body, spreading across every reachable surface. As it grows, the Host gives way to decomposition, its structure gradually overtaken by another form of life.

What begins as a scattering of diminutive, alien-like growths becomes a daunting spectacle. They emerge from the surface, multiplying, expanding, and marking the body from within. Their presence is both symptom and certainty—the visible signs of an inevitable end.

Yet decomposition is also a condition for renewal. What consumes one body becomes nourishment for another, enabling the emergence and continuation of new life.

The Host is not simply destroyed, but transformed.

Acts of intervention remain futile when confronted with the Machine.

photos © Raphael Fischer-Dieskau