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A Lot of Hot Air

Oil on Canvas

When you believe your presence is unacceptable you become in every way unacceptable and this leads to a compulsive focus on how to, if not become acceptable, at least mitigate the worst of the offence.  

Compliant behaviour is one way and ‘keeping up appearances’ is another - an onerous and endless repeat performance. 


 

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'The Unresolvable, Self Perpetuating Traps of Myth and Misogyny’

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