The Secure Architecture of Immortality

Von Busse’s decision to maintain his own archive was an act of asserting personal power over his professional output. By curating what he deemed his "best works," he created a personalized, secure photographic narrative separate from the official institutional records. This parallel archive offers a more subjective, yet profoundly insightful, perspective on the expedition, ensuring that the legacy of his photographic eye, and not just the archaeological facts, was permanently secure.