Frank Kunert is a master of the “curiosity cabinet,” spending months building precise, miniature stage settings that he then photographs with a large-format analog camera. “The Best of Frank Kunert” celebrates his thirty-year career, presenting a curated selection of his most famous “small worlds” alongside brand-new works. These surreal architectural situations—rooms, bridges, and towers—are ironic reflections of inner emotional and social states. By stripping away human presence but leaving its traces, Kunert creates a familiar yet uncanny present where the ordinary becomes absurd and tragedy veers into comedy. This bilingual volume features an essay by philosopher Ariadne von Schirach, sharpening our gaze on Kunert’s unique visual humor.