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Self-portrait 5-year-old - 'Conflicts of Identities' project MA year

* Self-portrait 5-year-old

'Self-portrait' embroidered by hand with black thread without any certain direction, they come and go at random. The intertwined threads build a perfect tangle, shaping the face of an innocent and naive girl at a time of great change in her life. (Size: 25x35.5x1cm)















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