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DEAD WHITE MAIL
international networking 1999

Mark Gillespie, Bremerton, USA

Mark Gillespie mail
A single flap of the original envelope was returned as a postcard. On it, a yellowed magazine picture of Charles Atlas is collaged to produce a misshapen human form. Captions refer to "deep breathing exercise" and avoiding the "season of flab," an ironic reading of the attempt to defy mortality through fitness regimens.

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