One might think that it is its look that makes this backpack unusual. And I suppose it is true; the shredded, almost hair-like fibres decorating the backpack makes it look like less of a container for your things, and more like the back of some […]
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The importance of representation: Ghanaian doll
When I was a girl, I wasn’t much into dolls. I was the kind of kid who fell asleep with my box of books next to me in my bed (along with about a 75 stuffed animals). When I, at the age of two, had […]
Binoculars: Do you see what I see?
If you look at a child’s depiction of a person, the head is – more often than not – prevalent. And in the centre of the face, are the two eyes. Children are fast learners; they pay attention when their parents pass on important knowledge […]
S. L. Tuxen’s Shoe Collection
“I love worn shoes as well as new ones, perhaps even more, because they show you that they have been of use to someone.” Spoken like a true shoe-fetishist, you might be surprised to learn that these words were written by a Danish zoologist 1957 […]
