Hogancamp

Hogancamp was an illustrator, but after recovery, his brain injuries left him unable to draw.

In order to cope with the trauma, Hogancamp created a 1:6 scale world in his backyard where he narrates and photographs images of dolls in a fictional World War II town called Marwencol.

Once his insurance stopped paying for his therapy, Hogancamp found solace by creating and photographing a WWII-era Belgian town called Marwencol populated with dolls that represented himself and the people in his life.

Zemeckis and Thompson spend some time explaining Hogancamp’s belief that women’s shoes connect him to a feminine essence, contrasting it with a standard fetish.