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domestiKgypsie ago

I have to doubt the debunk of the "Arch of Hystetia." Dalmer was caught in 1991 and murdered in 1994. The "art" was rendered in 1993. It's an exact replica of Dalmer's victim; the arm and legs are expanded because it's suspended freely in the air which would stretch out the limbs, the victim in the photo was collapsed on the mattress. "Bourgeois makes this highly vulnerable position even more so by suspending her male figure from the ceiling. In choosing to represent him in an attitude traditionally associated with the female...."

Dalmer's victim was male, note the protruding pelvic bones and ribs, exactly the same. Maybe Bourgeois was inspired by the photo? Look at the time frames. She was commissioned by Carnegie (whole other can of worms). Either way, it's very very easy to connect her sculpture with the photo.

WatcherWatcher ago

The artist was inspired by a French psychologist in the 1800s. (See article link about sculpture above). That psychologist drew this and this was her inspiration https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a9/0e/17/a90e17d96a38303be62b6a0c0d10553e.jpg