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“Images, the visual power of present-day capitalism, like the ritual constructions of ancient Egypt, are refined ways of inhibiting and crushing man.”

Quote by Edmundo Desnoes

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Edmundo Desnoes

Edmundo Desnoes is an individual born in 1930 with an unknown profession. His life experiences and contributions are limited in available information and require further research. more

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