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Fake it till you make it

This work incorporates a piece of charred wood found whilst walking along the river bank in Oxford with other found materials and textiles. The mask refers to the idea of putting on an act until playful pretence becomes reality
Mhdwotxgweabl778yx2hfq Madi Acharya-Baskerville

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