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The neighbor you know in passing is going on vacation and asks you to please feed the cat. There is something throat-catching, almost heart-pounding about permission to take the key and enter such a private, personal space for the first time. Trepidation transmutes into curiosity, and backstories are imagined, which, in turn, invite introspection. Welcome to the world of Laure Mary-Couegnias, who creates drama in the stillness of velvety rich still lifes that speak volumes—if you choose to turn the key. Flatness has never felt so fulsome, and as Rod Serling would caution, it’s a whole new dimension.
Gwynned Vitello: We haven’t met, but when I look at your work, I imagine that you must live in a city. So, tell me if I’m right, but also tell me where you spent your childhood.
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