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Daniella Sasseville

Glass Delusion

Illustration
2023
Digital Painting
In 15th-17th century Europe, particularly among the wealthy and royal, mass hysteria was caused by the delusion that oneself was made of glass and likely to shatter. This was rooted in vanity, materialism, mental illness, and glass being seen as a magical high commodity.

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Glass Delusion
Glass Delusion
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2024, GradEx 109, 2024
OCAD University

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Daniella Sasseville

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