Reborn Dolls and Reborning Book ~ English version

“That night I wanted to understand, I was curious, I looked at them and looked again and I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. I wondered: are they dolls or real children? There was no information in Italy, it wasn’t easy, I searched and searched again, I scoured American forums, blogs, websites. That night, 10 years ago, I understood what I wanted to do: make one.”The phenomenon of reborn dolls was born in the U.S. between the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. The first reborn doll was sold on eBay in 2002. This phenomenon, disturbing to some, a true passion for others, has now effectively become a new art form. Nowadays the number of reborn dolls, the artists who create them (reborners or reborn artists), and collectors has increased considerably. There’s people who love them, who cuddle them, who use them in the medical field and who create or want to start creating them. In “Reborn Dolls and Reborning”, the first work of its kind, Laura Cosentino and Carmelo Calanni let us meet this new art form in all its aspects, from an artistic, historical and social point of view. The author herself, Laura, who over time has become one of the best reborn artists in Italy and in the world, allows us to witness her extraordinary passion for Reborning; a real “love story”. But this is also the first book aimed at collectors who are always on the hunt for tips and useful advice, as well as a precious guide for neo-reborners who want to start creating their first doll.