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companions of soul

soul-mates

spiritual friends

SOULMATES

Hans van DijkLothar SpreeShen QilanThomas FuesserZhe Chen Simon KirbyChris GillIsaac Julienin search of soulmateLorenz Helbling

Chinese Soulmates in alphabetical sequence

SHANGHAI SOULMATES

Ding Yi Fei PingGuo(Alexander Brandt) Lu Rong Zhi (Victoria Lu) Pu JieShang Lu (Jean Loh) Shen Fan Xue Song Yang Fudong Yang QingqingZhou Tiehai

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THE SHANGHAI SOULMATES

SHANGHAI SOULMATES, NARRATIVE SYNCHRONY OF SHANGHAI SOULMATES.

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

SHANGHAI SOULMATESan unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

an unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

SHANGHAI SOULMATESan unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

an unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

SHANGHAI SOULMATESan unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

SHANGHAI SOULMATESan unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

an unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

SHANGHAI SOULMATESan unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

an unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

an unbroken v iew of a l l encounters in fu l l panorama

COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

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COMPOSITION OF 9 SPLIT SCREENS IN SINGLE FRAME (BEAMER) PROJECTION (SCREENSHOTS)

SOULMATES METANARRATIVES IN ART HSTORY

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Lu Xun and Woodcut Artists at the Second National Traveling Woodcut Exhi-

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