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Thin Man

By Maia Hoffenberg
December 13, 2019
Visuals Editor: Sara Kohrt
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About the Artwork

“This image is a charcoal drawing of a man with a haunted expression; he could be healthy or he could be dying.”

Maia Hoffenberg

Maia Hoffenberg is a high-school student on the East coast. She has a grandmother with Alzheimer’s disease who lives with her family. Watching her slowly wither away has made Maia very attuned to the fragility of life, and the beauty within it.