Gift /
Presenting the first book of Mari Katayama, Gift is a retrospective of her past works and evolution as an artist. Born with only two fingers on her left hand and tibial hemimelia, a rare deficiency in which one leg bone is absent, Katayama amputated both her legs at the age of nine, and has since th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Japanese |
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Tōkyō :
Yunaiteddobagabonzu,
2019.
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| Summary: | Presenting the first book of Mari Katayama, Gift is a retrospective of her past works and evolution as an artist. Born with only two fingers on her left hand and tibial hemimelia, a rare deficiency in which one leg bone is absent, Katayama amputated both her legs at the age of nine, and has since then transcend her condition by works she creates with her prosthetics, intricately embroidered objects and also self-portrait photography, using her own body as a living sculpture. |
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| Physical Description: | 133 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9784908600043 490860004X |