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Portrait of a Doomed Bliss

During a bat with the Covid-19 virus, I expirrienced the most simply beautiful, yet, horrifying hallucinations while alone in my room for days on end. Very distinct images of what I thought were the world as we knew it ending and my reality being distorted stuck with me for months until I did a series capturing everything I lived in this world I created in my head.

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Date Taken: 06.2021
Date Uploaded: 09.2021
Photo Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Copyright: © JohnPatrick VanSant