I’m almost sepia
A short story by Ali Smith
‘My life is faded. I’ve lost my Rousseau richness.’ For this issue of See All This, highly acclaimed Scottish author Ali Smith has written a short story about losing colour, and finding it again.
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Yamamoto Masao, Nakazora #1079, 2003, gelatin silver print with mixed media, 11.4 × 17.1 cm
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