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"Mostafa Azimitabar, a refugee held for eight years in Australia’s hardline
immigration system, has been named a finalist in the country’s top art prize
for a self-portrait he painted with a toothbrush.
Azimitabar, a Kurd who fled persecution in Iran and is better known as Moz,
said being a finalist for the prestigious prize was “one of the best moments of
my life”. The Archibald Prize for portraiture is worth 100,000 Australian
dollars ($72,192).
Moz’s self-portrait was painted using a toothbrush, a technique he began
experimenting with in 2014, soon after being sent to the offshore detention
centre in Manus Island, Papua New Guinea."
Via Susan ****
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