Blushes and Bruises

Commissioned Visual Contribution

Blushes and Bruises
Chris Kabel brings a plaster cast of the Borghese Gladiator to life with his Hidden Color cards that cast traces of various amorous escapes on its white plaster skin. Photography: Mathijs Labadie. Plaster cast courtesy of the Academic Glyptotheque of the Maastricht Institute of Arts, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. Hidden Color cards for sale at www.postmoderncollection.com.

Published in Extra Extra No 22

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