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Aesthetics - Anna Cattish and Nana

On the visual side of things, I have been following instagrammer Anna Cattish for visual reserch. Her Instagram.


 

 

She created a character named Nana the Shrimp, and gave her her own instagram, here. 

With the collaboration of music producer DZA, they created an audiovisual album, "Fake ID".








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