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Polly wants a cracker photo

Tuesday 8 March 2022
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Michael Hutchence, 1997 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland

Join us online as we explore photographic portraits by Polly Borland. Explore her unique artist eye by deeply looking at four fellow ex-pats who ventured to England for bigger and brighter things.

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