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The Cats of the "Non-Catholic Cemetery" live in one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world. Once known as the "Protestant Cemetery" it is situated near the ancient Pyramid of Caius Cestius in Rome. Many well-known people including numerous artists are buried there: John Keats, his friend Shelley, Gottfried Semper, Goethe´s son August and the political thinker Antonio Gramsci, to name but a few.
For some years there has been a refuge for homeless cats next to the cemetery and the charity´s volunteers feed and give medical aid to the cats who live in a semi-feral state amongst the tombstones in the cemetery garden. This photo-book of images of the cats in their natural context perfectly captures the melancholy harmony between those who have passed on and the living inhabitants, the spiritual guardians of the deceased.

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Uta Süße-Krause studierte ab 1979 Fotografie und Film in Köln und war bei verschiedenen Fernsehsendern an Sendungen für Kinder beteiligt, so beim WDR an der Sendung mit der Maus. Von 1998 bis 2000 lehrte sie Fotografie im Fach Kunst an der Pädagogischen Hochschule in Heidelberg. Sie arbeitet seit 1989 als freie Fotografin. Im Michael Imhof Verlag erschien 2010 ihr Fotoband "Cellisten".

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