Discovering Marwencol

 

Robert Zemeckis Steve Carell Welcome to Marwen and Mark Hogancamp by David Naugle Atlanta Photographer
Mark Hogancamp from my visit in June 2014
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I met Mark Hogancamp when I lived in a rural hamlet in NY state in 2004 (population 350). I had seen him walking down our rural state road a number of times, often wearing a vintage WWII coat, and one day I pulled over and chatted with him. He was very guarded but eventually opened up to me and shared his world of art, hate, love, pain, and self-rehabilitation through creativity.

 

Marwencol Marwen and Mark Hogancamp by David Naugle Atlanta Photographer

August 10, 2007
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I interviewed Mark and photographed him for the art magazine Esopus Issue 5. The piece was well received and was seen later by Jeff Malmberg, a filmmaker out of Los Angeles. He was interested in shooting a short piece and contacted magazine editor Tod Lippy and myself about meeting Mark. I was protective of him since there are many complicated layers, but Jeff Malmberg was successful in creating a sensitive and impactful documentary Marwencol and was released in 2010.

 


Mark Hogancamp of Marwencol - Premiere Night IFC New York

Premiere Showing at IFC – NYC October 8, 2010.
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David Naugle and Mark Hogancamp

David Naugle and Mark Hogancamp at IFC – NYC October 8, 2010.
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Official Trailer Marwencol (Documentary) / Jeff Malmberg

 

Welcome To Marwen Trailer 2018

 

 


Detail of interior 2014


Snap Judgement 2016- Marwencol


 

Press:

New York Times  “In a Tiny Universe, Room to Heal” – by Penelope Green
Wall Street Journal  “Illustrator’s War Games Prove Restorative” – by Steve Dollar
Psychology Today  “Not Child’s Play” – by Ethan Gilsdorf
Collector’s Weekly “Hogancamp’s Heroes: How Playing With Dolls Lets a Hate-Crime Survivor Fight Back”
Huffington Post – “When Therapy Becomes Art” – by Jonathan Kim
Los Angeles Times  “The Extraordinary Goings-On in a Town Called Marwencol” – by Mark Olsen
Wired Magazine  “Miniature Town Brings Its Creator a New Life” – by Pete Brook
Denver Post  “This Doc(umentary) Has Healing Powers” – by Lisa Kennedy
Austin Chronicle  “Life and Death in Miniature” – by Ashley Moreno
Times Herald-Record  “Personal Tragedy Leads Ulster Man to Unique Art Form” – by Jeremiah Horrigan
Montreal Mirror – “A World in His Backyard” – by Mark Slutsky
Chronogram “Marwencol: A Fine Belgian Fantasy “
Tonner Magazine -“Marwencol: A film of depth on art, doll collecting, photography and dream” by Sparrow

David Naugle doll from Marwencol | Mark Hogancamp by David Naugle

 

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