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THIS COLLECTION IS ABOUT WITCHES WITCH-HUNTING AND WOMEN. IT EXPLORES THE ARCHETYPE OF THE WITCH FROM A MODERN POINT OF VIEW. USING THE STEREOTYPICAL FEATURES AND ACTIVITIES CLASSICALLY ATTRIBUTED TO WOMEN AND USED THEM TO CREATE VOLUMES AND TEXTURES. THE PRINTS ARE INSPIRED BY THE STRONG POLITICAL USE THE WORD WITCH HAS HAD OVER THE YEARS ALWAYS BEING USED AS AN INSULT TO WOMEN IN POWER. FOR THIS REASON I USED PUNK POSTERS FROM THE 70S AND MANIPULATED THEM.