MISS COX

This project by Dutch photographer Mariken Wessels (1963) is a multifaceted artistic translation of her fascination with an anonymous woman who posed for Eadweard Muybridge''s camera in 1885. In the 24-image sequence "Arising from the Ground", the ob
ese woman, who was supposedly named Miss Cox, can be observed as she moves from lying down to a fully upright position. Wessels was inspired by this woman to start making large clay sculptures and photographing obese female models swimming underwater
. In these images she focuses on the landscapes the human body assumes when immersed in water. The book also presents studio views, sketches, and other research.