Awe Quote by Anna Journey

“I think the grotesque can inspire intimacy (it draws us in) as well as awe, like the cabinets of curiosities.” quote by Anna Journey — Download Open image

“I think the grotesque can inspire intimacy (it draws us in) as well as awe, like the cabinets of curiosities.”

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