Living Montage: Bouba Touré’s Photographic and Political Practice

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Living Montage : Bouba Touré’s Photographic and Political Practice. / Sandström, Frida.

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Sandström, F 2020, 'Living Montage: Bouba Touré’s Photographic and Political Practice', Afterall. <https://www.afterall.org/online/living-montage-bouba-toure-s-photographic-and-political-practice>

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Sandström, F. (2020). Living Montage: Bouba Touré’s Photographic and Political Practice. Afterall. https://www.afterall.org/online/living-montage-bouba-toure-s-photographic-and-political-practice

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Sandström F. Living Montage: Bouba Touré’s Photographic and Political Practice. Afterall. 2020 sep. 15.

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Sandström, Frida. / Living Montage : Bouba Touré’s Photographic and Political Practice. I: Afterall. 2020.

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