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Mike Edwards ‘Article 10’ nbspis a phenomenal print featuring the face of Nadia from Pussy Riot made from a redacted version of William Wordsworth’s famous poem ‘I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud’, which reflected current issues of censorship, secrecy and political oppression by various governments.Released as a signed limited edition Giclee print of 50, this ‘readable’ visual image from text is both striking and powerful. Entitled ‘Article 10’ as a reference to the Geneva Convention For Human Rights, the striking yellow balaclava covers Nadia’s face and redacts beauty whilst also representing the daffodils in the poem. The stormy nbspsky symbolizes the storm of controversy surrounding Pussy Riot’s challenge to Putin’s government and their subsequent incarceration.
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