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Akira Shimizu - Flame



Shimizu burnt the X-ray photograph of his own and attached the tracing paper, and eventually obtained this work with the shape of object (breastbones) being burnt down in the paper. He used daily commodities as motifs in this Flame series, tried dissimilating them using the same technique.


Flame - Chest

1970
Tracing paper
86.2(H) x 59.5(W)(cm)


Flame - A bag

1969
Tracing paper
86.2(H) x 59.7(W)(cm)


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