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The genius of Adam Curtis’s TraumaZone

14 January 2023

9:00 AM

14 January 2023

9:00 AM

Topiary is the art of making something be something it wasn’t. This is achieved by subtraction. By clipping away everything about a yew bush that isn’t a swan, the topiarist creates a representation of that bird in living foliage. The topiarist’s swan is wondrous, but spare a thought for the clippings.

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