Marwencol is a miniature town in Kingston, New York[1] created by the American artist Mark Hogancamp.
On April 8, 2000, Mark Hogancamp was attacked outside of a bar by five men who beat him nearly to death after he drunkenly told them he was a cross-dresser.
Unable to afford therapy, he created his own memory by building a 1⁄6-scale World War II-era Belgian town in his yard and populating it with dolls representing himself, his friends, and even his attackers.
[1] He called the town "Marwencol", blending his own name with that of a local bartender Wendy and his neighbor Colleen.
[2] Hogancamp was initially discovered by photographer David Naugle, who documented and shared his story with Esopus magazine,[3] whereby his work was shown in White Columns art gallery.