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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Shannon Taggart, Medium Sylvia Howarth prepares to show dermatographia messages on her skin, UK, 2018

Shannon Taggart American, b. 1975

Medium Sylvia Howarth prepares to show dermatographia messages on her skin, UK, 2018
Series: Séance
Archival pigment print
45.7 x 30.5 cm
18 x 12 in
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
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FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS Dermatographia — or 'skin writing' — is a rare condition in which light scratches raise into red patterns on the skin. Sylvia Howarth has dermatographia alongside another chronic...
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FRANÇAIS CI-DESSOUS

Dermatographia — or "skin writing" — is a rare condition in which light scratches raise into red patterns on the skin. Sylvia Howarth has dermatographia alongside another chronic illness, and reports that hives, bumps, messages, and images regularly appear on her skin. She keeps herself covered most of the time as a result.


I took these images as Sylvia was demonstrating her condition. The white patches visible here are a different phenomenon — one that appeared under the ultraviolet light she was projecting in her séance room.


FRANÇAIS

La dermatographie — ou « écriture cutanée » — est une condition rare dans laquelle de légères égratignures font apparaître des motifs rouges en relief sur la peau. Sylvia Howarth souffre de dermatographie en plus d'une autre maladie chronique, et rapporte que des urticaires, des bosses, des messages et des images apparaissent régulièrement sur sa peau. Elle se couvre donc la plupart du temps.


J'ai pris ces images alors que Sylvia faisait une démonstration de sa condition. Les taches blanches visibles ici sont un phénomène différent — l'un qui est apparu sous la lumière ultraviolette qu'elle projetait dans sa salle de séances.

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