Treasure Land: The Mines of Afghanistan by Yuri Kozyrev

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The work feels contemporary and well seen, reflecting hidden cultural phenomenons  allowing for a Where’s Waldo pleasure of finding much more below the surface when the work is revisited.  Working Title: Significant Gestures captures isolation, anger, technology, stress, what we consume, and even American Girl Dolls in just a few images–truly capturing the human experience at this moment in time