Sensitive, creative, informative and personal. Mafalda Rakos 'I WANT TO DISAPPEAR' has found an approach of astonishing beauty and empathy to the topic of eating disorder, published by EDITION LAMMERHUBER
Sensitive, creative, informative and personal. Photographer Mafalda Rakoš has found an approach of astonishing beauty and empathy to the topic of eating disorders. In her book, she tells the stories of 20 sufferers in pictures and words. She has accompanied her protagonists for years and, in close cooperation with everyone involved, brought them together in this book. Intimate portraits, memories and experiences of sufferers allow insights into the personal conflicts, disruptions and insecurities at the root of these disorders. One thing quickly becomes clear: eating disorders are certainly no sign of weakness. And you are definitely not alone in it.
Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are on the increase across the world. According to the US Renfrew Foundation, 70 million people suffer from an eating disorder. Numerous studies confirm that the risk of falling victim to such a disorder is highest for girls and young women in western industrial nations. Even so, stigma and denial surround the disorder, its causes and consequences, and the topic is still kept out of social discourse.
Authors:
MAFALDA RAKOŠ, born in 1994, studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and also took a degree in cultural and social anthropology. Her work is situated at the intersection of anthropological, artistic and journalistic approaches and often takes up social issues and their impact. Her work has been critically acclaimed.
ELIZABETH MCGLYNN, born in London, is an artist, art therapist and lecturer at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. She studied at the Zurich University of the Arts, the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and at Goldsmith’s College London. She works in the fields of art and therapy, visual art, art in social space, and artistic research.
HARRIET VRANA is an academic psychotherapist. She heads the section Eating Disorders within the Wiener Zentrum für Frauengesundheit (FEM). She also holds regular prevention and awareness workshops for young people.
I WANT TO DISAPPEAR - Mafalda Rakoš
Harriet Vrana, Elizabeth McGlynn
17 x 21.5 cm, 208 pages, 170 photos, English/German version available here
Hardcover, bound in linen
ISBN 978-3-903101-46-3 (English)
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