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'Sleepwalker'

Ruth Clark

Dimensions
123cm x 82cm x 2cm

In Sleepwalker, a garment belonging to no one in particular has a quiet and confident presence. The gown floats through time enveloping and absorbing a landscape of lace flowers, guided by its own mysterious illumination.
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