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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jillian Lee Adamson, Metaphorical Cell No. 10: The Etymology of a Falling Autumn, 2025
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jillian Lee Adamson, Metaphorical Cell No. 10: The Etymology of a Falling Autumn, 2025
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    Jillian Lee Adamson

    Metaphorical Cell No. 10: The Etymology of a Falling Autumn, 2025
    Single strands of stranded embroidery floss suspended on sewing needles
    48 x 40 cm
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    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Jillian Lee Adamson, …childhood, a poem, 2025
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