The Plaything Paradox: The Unsettling Rise of Simulacra
While the idiosyncrasies and peculiarities commonly associated with the Japanese might seem to explain the origins of the inflatable doll, tracing its true lineage requires a journey back to the ‘travel ladies’ employed by seventeenth-century mariners. These were rudimentary female effigies, fashioned from stitched cloth, designed to alleviate the carnal tensions of sailors on the high…
Patricia Peláez