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Why?

By James Paddock 2020
Self portrait. In the UK there's an everyday expression ''To get it tattooed on your forehead''. It means you're so passionate about something that you're prepared to wear it on your forehead. So committed to something that you wear it as a badge of honour despite it being an unacceptable act to have your face tattooed. For me, it's so important to question and ask 'Why?' as we journey through life. That's one of our reasons for existence.
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Soap opera on a summer's afternoon

Funding success for new video artwork Mirrored to the core (Schizophrenic love)

Look behind her

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