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What were you doing in 1998, when VISI was launched? I was 11 years old and most likely painting in my room while eating ice lollies and listening to the Spice Girls.

Ever since I can remember I have loved magazines. When I was a kid, I would cut out all of my mom’s tabloids and fashion mags, and make collages, and more recently . Then I’ve been going to the cinema almost every week since I was a teenager. I tend to replay songs and reread books quite obsessively. I also watch American daytime TV shows like and in my studio every day. I adore the escapism of this type of media and, as a result, it has become an important tool for me to express myself.

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