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Trauma

By Jake Francis 2016
Trauma Noun 1) a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. 2) physical injury. 3) Your son informing you that they're going to art school. www.jakefrancisart.com
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Just like 'Stoop" and "Sadomasochism', animals are constantly projected onto with our own qualities. By referencing to the animal world, artistic ventures automatically fall into the domain of the dark and the childish.

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