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Nudism in Modern Life: The New Gymnosophy, Naked State Residency, Bare Oaks, Ontario, Canada, 2017
Maddy Anderson, Gymnosophy, 2017
Hair, brass, Borax Crystalline, Naked State Residency, Bare Oaks, Ontario, Canada
Maddy Anderson, Gymnosophy, 2017
Hair, brass, Borax Crystalline, found object, Installation view, Naked State Residency, Bare Oaks, Ontario, Canada
Maddy Anderson, Gymnosophy, 2017
Hair, brass, Borax Crystalline, found object, Naked State Residency, Bare Oaks, Ontario, Canada
Maddy Anderson, Gymnosophy, 2017
Hair, brass, Borax Crystalline, Naked State Residency, Bare Oaks, Ontario, Canada
Gymnosophy (from Greek γυμνός gymnós "naked" and σοφία sophía "wisdom") was a movement and a philosophy practiced in Europe and the USA from the end of the 19th century to the mid 20th century. The practice involved nudity, asceticism and meditation.
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