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What first struck me about the Ukrainian woman was how small she appeared against a vast, hand-cast cement promenade. The artificial shoreline stretched outward with little interruption, creating a barren stage that seemed to dwarf her.
The blog post regarding the process may be read here.

© 2026 Vanessa Bates aka Studio in Blue
© 2026 Vanessa Bates aka Studio in Blue
.What struck me first about the Ukrainian woman was how much she was dwarfed by a vast desert of hand cast cement that covered the featureless promenade.
