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    "The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way" John Ruskin, 1856 

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    Banknotes stacked on the vinyl player
    Angélica
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    Banknotes stacked on the vinyl player

    I was seven years old in 1990 when I arranged my pocket money on top of the acrylic lid of the vinyl player. Folded banknotes stacked up ...
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    Cryptozoology
    Angélica
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Cryptozoology

    Short story inspired by Elinor Stanley, Constellation Head, 2020 part of the exhibition Onlooking at Kupfer Project Space in London. The ...
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    What is she to you? What is she to me?
    Angélica
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    What is she to you? What is she to me?

    I wrote this two-version short story during my residency at The Columbia in partnership with Roman Road. It is two versions of the same s...
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    Tree Trunk
    Angélica
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Tree Trunk

    Short story inspired by Georgia Elrod, Oondine, 2019 part of Tappan’s online collection: The Body. I felt it when the seed was planted. I...
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    Six O'clock
    Angélica
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Six O'clock

    Short story inspired by Sikelela Owen, Yui, 2019 currently part of Together, the first physical exhibition since the lockdown at James Fr...
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    Mer made
    Angélica
    • Jun 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Mer made

    Short story inspired by Dorothea Tanning, Pour Gustave l’adoré, 1974 currently shown online at Dorothea Tanning: Mermaids and Metaphors -...
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    Trapped
    Angélica
    • Jun 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Trapped

    Short story inspired by the Sleep Series of artist Maryam Ashkanian currently shown online Grounded - How has your environment been affec...
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