Mariken Wessels – TAKING OFF. HENRY MY NEIGHBOR Literature between Brittany and the rest

between Brittany and the rest of the world

Melania Gazzotti

The first issue includes two inserts: an exclusive X-Ray LP record by Andra Ursuţa and a facsimile of an unpublished letter from René Char

Free spirited in its content this biannual magazine offers readers a generous feast for the eyes and the mind

Shibata decided to integrate these borders into the images of the series

Mariken Wessels – TAKING OFF. HENRY MY NEIGHBOR Literature between Brittany and the restTaking Off is a real picture story of a failed marriage, of sexual frustration and voyeurism. An extraordinary amount of photographs and cut up collages comprise an archival vertigo of amateur nude art. Through people she met on a journey through the United States, Mariken Wessels gained access to the studio and the entire archive of Henry, as well as full consent over its use. She started redacting the work and rearranging it, so to form an artist's