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Essex Armchair

By  Jane Ostler 2006 - 2007

Jane Ostler

Inspired by emigration of a distant aunt to the USA by Steam Packet in 1873.

The idea of a sedentary lifestyle as symbolised by a comfortable armchair combines with the inactivity of ourselves to hold back the rise of sea levels, which may indeed affect our decendants' lives in the future.

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La Place Belle Cours

Essex Roses

23 PACES

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