Alina Szapocznikow, 'Photosculpture' (1971, reprinted 2007)
Courtesy Piotr Stanislawski / Estate Alina Szapocznikow
Polish sculptor Alina Szapocznikow (1926-73) coined the term photosculpture in 1971 to describe these unique close-up images of blobs of chewing gum, manipulated into curious shapes in the artist’s mouth and attached to concrete or wooden supports.














