The Dollhouse

The Dollhouse documents Mae Dessauvage's recent paintings and sculptures from 2023 to 2025. Her house-like works-occupied by introverted, cartooned figures-reinterpret the relationship between the body and the architectural frame. Inspired by medieval altarpieces and contemporary manga, these shaped panels unfold as intimate, spatial narratives. Her androgynous figures recall devotional icons and anime figurines alike, reframing the "doll" as a stand-in for transfeminine experience. This publication of Dessauvage's work blurs the boundary between the sacred and the bodily, the historical and the personal. The Dollhouse is part of Blurring Books' new series of publications, Limited Slim Publications (LSPs).