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SVA Student Gallery Exhibition

Exhibited in the School of Visual Arts Gramercy Gallery (209 East 23rd Street) 
May 15th - June 3rd 2024


The Return
July 2022
RISO Printed on Munken Paper
A5 (148.5 x 210 mm) - 5.82 x 8.26 inches


We transform in every stage of our lives, and we bloom in different ways: from being absorbed in our worlds, seeing new perspectives and experiences, appreciating the bigger picture of life, and finally, seeing the beauty in life after the struggles. The character changes its features as an animal, symbolizing its transformation, and settles in its final form as a human being. The older we get, the closer we are to the child version of ourselves. This project is dedicated to communicating my will to live long to experience my transformation and return to my childhood form at the end of my life.

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Photo by Sana Kakumanu, May 2024.

Photo by Sana Kakumanu, May 2024.

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