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L’aiguille Creuse (The Hollow Needle)
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L’aiguille creuse (The Hollow Needle, original French edition), by Maurice Leblanc
Prepared for the International Competition of the 12th World Art Bookbinding Biennial, held in Paris, France, in 2013. Technique: bound in cloth and hemp thread applications. Halters woven with the same thread and guards painted with acrylic. The yellow thread symbolizes the hidden treasure, and the way in which it has been woven refers to the route that leads us to reveal the secret hidden by Arsenio Lupine in the Rock known as the Hollow Needle.29 x 20 cm 2012-2013

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