A model wearing a corset made of repurposed rubber tubing, with powdered milk and iron filings applied to her hands as if dipped in a metallic river.
No discussion of is complete without addressing the visceral punch of Set 43. Shot in a dismantled abattoir outside Cluj-Napoca, the set explores lactation, iron deficiency, and the industrialization of the female body. alexandra hangan sets 41-50
Set 41 opens the sequence with a jarring juxtaposition: delicate, hand-embroidered lace submerged in saline humidity. Hangan collaborated with textile artist Ioana Stancu to create garments that were intentionally left to corrode during the 14-hour shoot. A model wearing a corset made of repurposed
Where Italian artist Lucio Fontana slashed monochrome paintings to reveal space, Hangan slashes faces to reveal absence of identity. The eyes, nose, and mouth become gashes. The viewer is forced to build a psychological portrait from negative evidence. Set 41 opens the sequence with a jarring