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My body, my hair

To depilate or not to depilate? Farah Esset and Eden Rickson share a collection of personal pictures and stories that explore the intimate interplay between body hair and identity.

  • Article

Eels and feels

For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual.

  • Article

The healing power of the physic garden

Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.

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On nature cures and taking the waters

When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.

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  • W. Coles, Adam in Eden, 1657
  • W. Coles, Adam in Eden, 1657
  • W. Coles, Adam in Eden, 1657
  • Genesis II:21, garden of Eden, birth of Eve
  • Ski : no bits, no pips, just... smooth yogurt / Eden Vale.
  • Akalees. Lithograph by L.C. Dickinson, 1844, after Emily Eden.
  • Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Woodcut, 1493.
  • Adam names the animals in the Garden of Eden. Etching.
  • God creates man in the Garden of Eden. Coloured etching, 17--.
  • Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Red chalk drawing.
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Perspective Tour with Eden Magid

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