Once in a while, strange things happen on the world stage that seem to affect us all. But instead of debating whether we should agree or disagree with the majority, I feel drawn to reflect on how art and politics are connected—like siblings who might not get along yet remain bound by something fundamental. During my time at art school in the UK, we were in the thick of the Brexit whirlwind. It was nearly impossible to keep politics out of my art, because if art is a mirror to our world, whether it reflects the internal or the external, politics is part of that constellation.

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