Hardback,
166 pages
For the fifth edition of Baron, Harley Weir takes us on a visual essay exploring the female body through biological conditions such as reproduction and birth, and how these are mediated in a patriarchal, capitalist society. The title of the book, Function begs the question what do our bodies do. Each part holds several, often conflicting, functions. The female nipple, for example, is both an erogenous zone, a feeding station, and as such causes both desire and disgust.
The book also contains a collaboration with set designer Emma Roach and Weir’s limited edition campaign for Helmut Lang. As well, it features texts by Dazed & Confused editor Isabella Burley, Page 3 photographer Alison Webster, and performance artist Jason Wolfman, who all respond to Weir’s work by exploring themes as Mother Hate, Female Image and the Function of Sexiness.
Contributors: Isabella Burley, Elise Gallant, Jack, Lydia Lunch, Emma Roach.
Creative Director: Baron & Baroness: Matthew Holroyd
Art Direction: Jamie Andrew Reid
Contributing Fashion Editor: Camille Bidault-Waddington
Publisher: Baron Productions Ltd
Edition: 1st, 1000 copies printed
Condition: Used, signs of wear on dust jacket as photographed.
