Enge Dingen. Het aangetaste lichaam

Photographs and medical imagery explore the altered and damaged human body, bringing physical difference into view. The book considers what it means to live with a physical impairment and how people respond to bodies that fall outside accepted norms, both in the past and today. It accompanied an exhibition at Museum Meermanno, for which the guest curator selected images from medical books alongside wax models, hand-coloured photographs of skin diseases and material concerning injuries from the First World War. An introductory text reflects on a childhood fascination with medical illustrations and on the humanity of damaged bodies, while an accompanying essay develops the subject further. The design makes looking a deliberate act: readers must cut open pages before encountering the disturbing images concealed within.