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The photograph is a tool used to take you back to a certain point in one's life, to remember a face or a place you once stood. I feel there is always something quite melancholic about a photograph.

Idris Khan

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Idris Khan
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: December 1
Artist
Photographer
Sculptor
Visual Artist
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