deep deep blue of the morning

sculpted sad dolls. rather than falling into sadness. envisioned and molded to be sad.

on v.h.l’s tip.

Hans Bellmer, La poupée. 1936/38.

image from: Academie d’Amiens

plenty of Hans Bellmer info here in an essay by Sue Taylor. She says:

“The Surrealist fascination with automata, especially the uncanny dread produced by their dubious animate/inanimate status, prepared the way for the enthusiastic reception in France of Bellmer’s doll.”