Salt + Wax
- Text by Ed Andrews
- Photography by Mark Leary
Co-published with HUCK and TCOLondon, you can get your copy from the TCOLondon’s shop on 71a Leonard St or via Mark Leary’s website.
The Salt + Wax exhibition appeared at 71a gallery in early June 2013.
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