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A photograph of an embroidered image on marbled magenta fabric. The image is of a nude body, lying on its back. The focus is on the face, which has been hollowed out by a flame like a candle. Wax or fat or brain matter drips and pools on the ground.

you’ll be reflected in your work whether you like it or not

A digital drawing on a brown background. The image is of a nude body, lying on its back. The focus is on the face, which has been hollowed out by a flame like a candle. Wax or fat or brain matter drips and pools on the ground.

A photograph of a piece of in-progress embroidery on marbled magenta fabric. A piece of tear-away transfer paper is attached bearing the outline of the image to be embroidered. The image is of a nude body, lying on its back. The focus is on the face, which has been hollowed out by a flame like a candle. Wax or fat or brain matter drips and pools on the ground.

A photograph of a nude person with short hair lying on their back. Their face is staring straight up.

A digital drawing in black and white. The image is of a nude body, lying on its back. The focus is on the face, which has been hollowed out by a flame like a candle. Wax or fat or brain matter drips and pools on the ground. The only color in the piece is the bright red of the inside of the figure's faceless skull.

A photograph of an embroidered image on marbled magenta fabric. The image is of a nude body, lying on its back. The focus is on the face, which has been hollowed out by a flame like a candle. Wax or fat or brain matter drips and pools on the ground. Superimposed on the image is the reflection of a light-skinned person wearing black pants and a red t-shirt. The reflection of the cell phone in their hand can just barely be seen. This is the reflection of the photographer in the glass framing the piece.

Photo of an embroidery hoop containing the black and white embroidered image of the centipede man by Junji Ito. It's a coiled centipede with the face of a man growing out of its body, a horrified look on his face as his tongue coils out of his gaping mouth.

e v e r y b o d y loves a centipede

(original: Junji Ito / Uzumaki)

Photo of an embroidery hoop containing the black and white embroidered image of the centipede man by Junji Ito. It's a coiled centipede with the face of a man growing out of its body, a horrified look on his face as his tongue coils out of his gaping mouth. The embroidery is mostly finished but some of the unfinished outline can be seen drawn on the fabric in blue ink.

Photo of an embroidery hoop containing the black and white embroidered image of the centipede man by Junji Ito. It's a coiled centipede with the face of a man growing out of its body, a horrified look on his face as his tongue coils out of his gaping mouth. The embroidery is about halfway finished and the unfinished outline can be seen drawn on the fabric in blue ink.

Photo of an embroidery hoop containing the image drawn in blue ink of the centipede man by Junji Ito. It's a coiled centipede with the face of a man growing out of its body, a horrified look on his face as his tongue coils out of his gaping mouth. The embroidery is barely started, only a small portion of the design stitched in with black thread.