The Maker composes conditions.
The Doll enters them.
A room.
A garment.
A posture.
A word.
A silence.
A duration.
Each one changes her.
The body is placed
dressed
named
opened
and held
until vanishing is form.
HELD
The Metaphysics of Dollmaking
By FEN
HELD begins with a promise:
through this you will become real.
Built from scenes, rites, laws, archetypes, wardrobe catalogues and arrangements, HELD follows the relation between Maker and Doll through a metaphysics of form: a world where attention, silence, stillness, ritual, placement, dressing and naming become forms of use through which the body is written, held and made real.
Published by Desert Editions.
Limited First Edition · 471 pages · 156 × 234 mm · Printed on Munken Lynx uncoated · Fedrigoni Anthracite cover · €49 + shipping (Includes digital edition)
Digital Edition · €19
