Manon, Ball der Einsamkeiten: 30 Selbstportraits

Ball of Solitudes: 30 self-portraits. Zurich, Self-published/ Manon Küng, 1980. Staple bound, 21 x 26.5 cm, 34 pp. First edition. Artists’ book published in connection with shows held at Fundatie Kunsthuis Amsterdam (1980) and Kunsthaus Zurich (1981). Preface in English by the artist, with inlaid Dutch translation.

Featured are 30 full page b/w photos of Manon impersonating 30 different ‘feminine types’, all taken in an identical setting, with the artist seated on a sofa. Added: invitation card ‘Lebenslaeufe von und mit Manon assistiert von Th. Wurth’. Amsterdam, Fundatie Kunsthuis, 21 Nov. - 19 Dec. 1980. Mailed copy with light creasing. (total 2) Swiss artist Manon (born Rosmarie Küng 1940) produces installations, performances and photography. In Ball of lonelinesses she addresses the social construction of identity, amongst other themes.