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Amor Fati: Learning to Love What I Didn’t Choose

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Cansu Pylkkänen

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Dec 17

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Cansu Pylkkänen is an architect, designer, photographer, and visual artist. She works independently as a freelancer while continuing to develop her artistic practice. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Helsinki.

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