Mark Hogancamp was beaten into a “brain-damaging coma” by five men outside a bar. After he awoke, he devoted himself to building “Marwencol,” a 1/6th scale WWII town, in his back yard: “Mark populated the town he dubbed ‘Marwencol’ with dolls representing his friends and family and created life-like photographs detailing the town’s many relationships and dramas. Playing in the town and photographing the action helped Mark to recover his hand-eye coordination and deal with the psychic wounds from the attack. Through his homemade therapy, Mark was able to begin the long journey back into the ‘real world’, both physically and emotionally – something he continues to struggle with today.”
The level of detail is amazing, and heart-wrenching, and sometimes just plain weird and disturbing. But it’s also wonderful — both as a display of sheer craft and dedication, and as a monument to a difficult and painful recovery.
(Thanks, Lookforthewoman)
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