A visual exploration of how a critical piece of social infrastructure came to be.
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by FOPLED | Feb 22, 2019 | FOPL News | 0 comments
Ariel Aberg-Riger is a self-taught artist and visual storyteller who lives in Buffalo. By day, she works as a Creative Director in New York.
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