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When I began making art, I just thought I liked it. As a woman who was placed in spaces with various conditions, conventions, and restrictions on self-expression, turning to art - whether visual art, writing novels, or writing articles - was to gain freedom from the space around me.

Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

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Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: July 26
Artist
University Teacher
Video Artist
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