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Heide Hatry : icons in the ash : a collaborative conceptual artist's book

by Heide Hatry

This volume presents twenty portraits created from the cremated remains of their subjects, alongside essays analysing the relationship between art and mortality. Contributors discuss themes of mourning, immortality, and the historical role of the relic.

Accession 12120 ISBN 9781581771619 Publisher Station Hill Press, Ubu Gallery
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