#kopfloser reiter

Der Jäger / The Hunter, 2021, from Unternächte.

The headless horseman is a popular figure in German folklore and is said to have appeared in a forest of my home region. Often he is also described as a member of the Wild Hunt.

Washington Irving most likely wrote his draft for Sleepy Hollow on a tour through Europe and got inspired by the folklore he collected during his travels. The figure also appears in Ireland and other countries within Europe.

Since seeing a headless performer on a funfair when I was a small child, I became obsessed with the possibility to live without a head (and maybe with heads in general).