Part of Liu Bolin's Hiding in the City series, 2008
According to the artist: 'I started doing these works to protest against the [Chinese] government for forcibly dismantling the arts village where I lived' Photograph: Liu Bolin/Eli Klein gallery
Part of the Hiding in New York series
'It isn’t hard to get the paint off my face – I wear a mask – but it takes half an hour to clean my hair' Photograph: Liu Bolin/Eli Klein gallery
Part of the Hiding in New York series
'My hands ache, my feet swell... recovery is slow' Photograph: Liu Bolin/Eli Klein gallery
Part of the Hiding in New York series Photograph: Liu Bolin/Eli Klein gallery
Photograph: Lie Bolin/Eli Klein gallery
Venice Photograph: Liu Bolin/Eli Klein gallery
From Emma Hack's Mandala collection
'I have tried different techniques: paint, attaching materials and paper to the skin, anything. I usually experiment. It’s fun.' Photograph: Emma Hack/Wallpaper mandala collection 2010
Mandala collection
'Sometimes, I base a design selection around my model or pick a model based on the energy she can bring to a certain artwork' Photograph: Emma Hack/wallpaper mandala collection 2010
Utopia collection
Photograph: Emma Hack
