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Tragedy & Fantasy: A Rose for Isabella Blow
Posted: July 24, 2013
Category: Awake In The Dream World
Audrey Niffenegger’s works explore the world of the unconscious mind through dreams and fantasies—within NMWA’s exhibition Awake in the Dream World.
A very tall and narrow, black-and-white print depicts a skeleton with folded arms and a rose fascinator perched on its head. The figure wears a collaged, three-dimensional, billowing skirt made of tissue and printed with roses.