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Nicole Kenney

Nicole documented her life for a year in black & white film.

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beer bottle

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Occupy

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California, USA

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1971

A year with 33 stories

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Nabil Rahman

Artist, Journalist, Multi-Media Producer

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Learner

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Midsummer night's dream

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“alveoli olfactory effervescence....awefully good!”

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Dear Me,

Anjum Wasim Dar sprouted this story from Write a letter to your eighteen-year-old self. Include a photo of you at that age. — a seed planted by Jonathan Harris

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