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Mariken Wessels – Miss Cox

This project by Dutch photographer Mariken Wessels (1963) is a multifaceted artistic translation of her fascination with an anonymous woman who posed for Eadweard Muybridge’s camera in 1885. In the 24-image sequence “Arising from the Ground”, the obese woman, who was supposedly named Miss Cox, can be observed as she moves from lying down to a fully upright position. Wessels was inspired by this woman to start making large clay sculptures and photographing obese female models swimming…
Editorial
Books
Eadweard Muybridge
Image Sequence
Obese Women
Sculpture Clay
Fascinator
Female Models
Photographer
Zorra Mimosa
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