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Retrospective

By Jennifer Allan 2021

Oil on Canvas

I was regularly reminded throughout childhood that I was an accidental conception. The idea that I should not exist has been a profoundly influencing aspect of my experience of self. This painting references several previous forays into questioning my existence and my pervasive sense of an empty centre.

 

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