Mark Hogancamp's backyard town
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Mark Hogancamp's backyard town is an intricately crafted 1:6-scale World War II-era Belgian village built in his yard as both an art project and a form of personal therapy after a traumatic brain injury.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art project
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fictional village ⓘ miniature town ⓘ therapeutic environment ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Marwencol (documentary film)
NERFINISHED
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Welcome to Marwen (feature film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
hand-built structures
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kit-bashed model components ⓘ |
| countryOfLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Mark Hogancamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
World War II soldiers
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civilian life during World War II era ⓘ fictional Belgian village ⓘ |
| environment | outdoor installation ⓘ |
| fictionalCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
diorama
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outsider art ⓘ |
| hasAudience | art viewers through photographs and films ⓘ |
| hasFictionalName | Marwencol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1:6-scale human figures
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miniature buildings ⓘ miniature streets ⓘ miniature vehicles ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicStyle | staged narrative scenes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alternate reality for the creator
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heroism and vulnerability ⓘ war and its psychological impact ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Mark Hogancamp's recovery process
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Mark Hogancamp's traumatic brain injury ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| location | Mark Hogancamp's yard ⓘ |
| medium | mixed media ⓘ |
| modeledAs | Belgian village ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high level of detail
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photographic series created within the town ⓘ therapeutic role in creator's life ⓘ |
| purpose |
artistic expression
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personal therapy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
art therapy
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miniature wargaming aesthetics ⓘ trauma recovery ⓘ |
| scale | 1:6 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| subjectOf | art exhibitions featuring photographs of the town ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | early 2000s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
narrative photography
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storytelling ⓘ |
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