H. H. CAPOR. VERENA

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In the year 2000 photographer Hermann
Capor began his collaboration with Verena,
a young woman who, shortly before
she was due to take her school-leaving
exam, had to undergo surgery. She
awoke from the anaesthesia to discover
that her body had a long scar, and a colostomy
bag. At Verena’s initiative, Capor
documented the course of her disease
over the next three years until her recovery.
Inspired by Modigliani and other role
models the artist created intimate stage
settings for the young woman, addressing
the discrepancy between the erotic
fi gure and the visible signs of serious illness,
transcending the taboo of gazing at
physical defects and their depiction. The
comprehensive documentation section of
this exceptional book is accompanied by
diary-like sequences of entries penned by
both the protagonist herself and the artist.