A series of Kazha’s photographs features meticulous pin scratchings, etched by the photographer herself in a way that strikes up raw emotions, adds a surreal edge to her work, and charges the latter with intrusive symbolisms: “Originally, I used this technique to draw doodles onto photos which would be discarded,” she shares. “Compared to adding ink and colours using brushes, pencils and pens, the act of scratching is childish and very primitive – just like children drawing on the sand with their fingers as if they were leaving their mark – and I recognize this as an act which can present our subconscious, our physical memory, and our instinct.” >
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