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self destructive acts II

By Victoria Lucas 2024

Photography: Jules Lister

The ouroboros is re-contextualised as an ancient symbol that warns of a time in which humans move towards their own destruction. In the context of Lucas’ research, this retelling of the symbol becomes a marker for the rebirth of the earth without us.

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leave no stone unturned

channelling (to dwell underneath the ground)

Lacunae (soothsayer)

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