As familiar as it is, it's easy to forget how disquieting the story of Rapunzel really is: a young girl escapes imprisonment by allowing her suitor to climb her own hair all the way up into her tower.
In this volume, sculptor Elke H rtel--whose work reimagines mythical female figures in abject yet stoic poses--restores the story of Rapunzel to its exquisitely creepy origins. This evocative, pictorial book documents H rtel's fascinating process...