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Borrowed Wings
Freedom is not always taken by force sometimes it quietly disappears from the way we see the world.
This artwork reflects the fragile space between innocence and awareness, where a single paper bird becomes both a shield and a question the red thread symbolizes invisible connections that bind us to memory, fear and hope while the hidden eye suggests the truths we are unable or unwilling to face rather than telling a complete story, this piece invites every viewer to confront their own.
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