Discovering Marwencol
Mark Hogancamp from my visit in June 2014
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I met Mark Hogancamp when I lived in a rural hamlet in New York 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. One day, still curious I pulled over and just chatted with him. He was extremely guarded, but eventually opened up to me and shared his world of art, hate, love, pain, and self-rehabilitation through creativity.
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.
Premiere Showing at IFC – NYC October 8, 2010.
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David Naugle and Mark Hogancamp at IFC – NYC October 8, 2010.
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Official Trailer Marwencol (Documentary)
Welcome To Marwen Trailer 2018
Detail of interior 2014
Press:
Wikipedia Marwencol Art Installation
Welcome to Marwen combined David Naugle into Roberta his love interest – The Cinemaholic 2024
“What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Welcome to Marwen?” – Slate By ELLIN STEIN
“What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Welcome to Marwen?” – Slate By ELLIN STEIN
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 Action Figure
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