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Date: 9 June 2025
Time: 1:00 afternoon
Place: Samah\u2019s studio in Brussels
Weather: overcast, gusts of wind, the sun peeked out a few times.
The studio visit took place while Samah worked on her artwork for the Bukhara Biennial in Uzbekistan in a few months.
The relationship with Samah spans more than 40 years and many adventures inside and beyond the art world.
Samah’s website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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