Article
The Woman Who Walks Through Photographs
Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development
(2018)
Abstract
This paper explores Michal Heiman's creative strategy to imaginatively enter the space of asylum. Her recent project, RETURN: ASYLUM (THE DRESS, 1855-2018), offers a new way to extend solidarity to people who have been subjugated by the institution. She actively enlists the public's help in developing further strategies for connecting with those individuals who have been bereft of legal rights to property, family, or public hearing. This article explores Heiman's crucial political intervention, which blends creative visual practice with object relations theory.
Keywords
- photography,
- asylum,
- madness,
- object relations
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter 2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1353/hum.2018.0026
Citation Information
Sharon Sliwinski. "The Woman Who Walks Through Photographs" Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development Vol. 9 Iss. 3 (2018) p. 481 - 495 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sharon_sliwinski/38/