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    • Damián Ortega at work on "Cosmogonía doméstica" (2013), Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega's "Cosmogonía doméstica" (2013), Mexico City
      2016

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      2016

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    • Damián Ortega and studio assistants at work on "Cosmogonía doméstica" (2013), Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega and studio assistants at work on "Cosmogonía doméstica" (2013), Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega's studio assistant at work on "Cosmogonía doméstica" (2013), Mexico City
      2016

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      2016

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    • Damián Ortega experiments with a model in his studio, Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega experiments with a model in his studio, Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega at work on a "Geode" sculpture in his studio, Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega and a studio assistant cut apart a "Geode"—a sculpture made of compressed cardboard and dyed newspaper, Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega with a recent "Geode"—a sculpture made of compressed cardboard and dyed newspaper, Mexico City
      2016

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    • Tissue paper decorations hung in the streets for Day of the Dead in Mexico City, used in Damián Ortega's "Geode" sculptures
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega's "Geode" sculptures in progress, made from compressed tissue paper and dyed newspapers, Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega with his "Geode" sculptures, Mexico City
      2016

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      2016

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      2016

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    • A work in progress in Damián Ortega's studio, Mexico City
      2016

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    • Damián Ortega's studio assistant deinstalls a work in progress, Mexico City
      2016

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      2016

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      2016

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    • A work in progress in Damián Ortega's studio, Mexico City
      2016

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    • A work in progress in Damián Ortega's studio, Mexico City
      2016

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