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Lucia Engstrom Davidson’s “Dafne’s Song,” 2023, from the Lovers and Dreamers series, integrates hand-embroidered details, pushing the boundaries of photography. “Through its sculptural quality and trompe l’oeil placement,” the Scandinavian artist says, “the embroidery acts as a bridge between the realism of the photograph, and a nostalgic, dreamlike world.” vonlintel.com