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Still life, still alive

August 16, 2024 1 Comment
Still life, still alive

‘Still life’ is a paradox.  Can something that’s still or unmoving be alive, especially if it’s a dead creature or an inanimate object?  The French equivalent, nature morte, is equally stark in its self-contradiction.  But the term isn’t the only paradox.  One of the reasons why the still life has had such a long history, […]

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