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‘It’s about processing’: the artist who recreated the most poignant moments with her ex

After a breakup, photographer Diana Markosian hired an actor to play her ex-boyfriend in hope of finding closure Falling in and then out of love is a universal experience that often brings sadness, grief and heartbreak, and with time, hope and healing. ...

‘It’s about processing’: the artist who recreated the most poignant moments with her ex
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After a breakup, photographer Diana Markosian hired an actor to play her ex-boyfriend in hope of finding closure Falling in and then out of love is a universal experience that often brings sadness, grief and heartbreak, and with time, hope and healing. ...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘It’s about processing’: the artist who recreated the most poignant moments with her ex, After a breakup, photographer Diana Markosian hired an actor to play her ex-boyfriend in hope of finding closure Falling in and then out of love is a universal experience that often brings sadness, grief and heartbreak, and with time, hope and healing. Photographer Diana Markosian used her camera lens to document these complex feelings in her new project, Replaced . She brings the viewer on her journey of having, losing and reclaiming love, in a project that blurs documentary and fiction. “[The moments] no longer existed in the way they had, and I wanted to reclaim them,” she says. “I wanted to feel that I could exist in my own story again.” Continue reading…

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