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Mdvanii
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
I hadn’t been home in a few months, I had missed interacting with them, more than I care to admit.
Mdvanii is an entirely handmade doll, 10 inches tall, made in Paris in the late 80s. She’s cast in fragile resin, has hand-painted features and human hair wigs. Her outfits were sewn by the same seamstresses that worked at the haute couture houses of that time, using scraps of fabric left from haute creations. Her wigs were crafted by the same artisans that made the wigs for the Moulin Rouge showgirls. She was made in very limited editions, each doll is different and identified by a unique number and name. Very rare and quite expensive, she is the most exquisite and sensually stimulating doll I have ever touched.
[All the Mdvanii wigs featured in this film were made by me.]
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Mdvanii
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010“Doll Snaps” book.
Monday, August 30th, 2010The Doll Snaps book has just come out. It’s by Graphic-sha.
It was neat to be invited to contribute 20 photos to this project. It’s a cute book, definitely worth picking up.
The photos have been edited in an intelligent sequence, it follows a sort of vague visual narrative.
I don’t know if it’s available outside of Japan, you may inquire at info@graphicsha.co.jp
In 2008 I shot the cover for their Dolly*Dolly17 issue, which also includes an 8 page pictorial of my old atelier and apartment. It holds sentimental value for me, a time capsule from a much simpler, innocent time in my life.