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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Ryan Van Der Hout, a tense hold, 2024
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Ryan Van Der Hout, a tense hold, 2024
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Ryan Van Der Hout, a tense hold, 2024
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Ryan Van Der Hout, a tense hold, 2024
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a tense hold, 2024

uv print on glass, solder, copper, stainless steel, varnish
21" x 84" x 2"
unique
Series: Mending Shards

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In this self-portrait, I'm photographed contorting myself into a tight hold, inspired by Michelangelo's captives where body melds into material and back again. I'm fascinated by becoming bound and broken...
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In this self-portrait, I'm photographed contorting myself into a tight hold, inspired by Michelangelo's captives where body melds into material and back again. I'm fascinated by becoming bound and broken by the glass. Drips of wax ooze down my body, recalling both ritual's end and intimate aftermath.

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