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Top: “Fulfilling Solitude” represents the young artist’s embrace of being alone. “Solitude doesn’t have to be loneliness,” the artist wrote. “The Difference” uses a zipper to illustrate the tenuousness of what separates two emotional extremes — “infectious happiness” and “oppressive sadness.”
Facing page: Carolyn Digovich (left), Deanna Messinger and Jade Chamness coordinated to create the city-wide art exhibition featuring art by teens from Gunn High School and by teens at “art retreats” held by local nonprofit Break Through the Static, which aims to support teens affected by suicide.
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