{"id":359,"date":"2019-03-19T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T15:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2019-03-19T20:06:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T20:06:20","slug":"do-christian-artists-feel-limited-by-their-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/do-christian-artists-feel-limited-by-their-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Christian artists feel limited by their beliefs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5JikQwsJ29Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><strong> In the video above, Madeline Mace, junior fine arts major, describes her journey with art and shares insight into the inspiration behind her pieces.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>By Natalia Perez<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, I interviewed four Southern students on their backstories as creators, and how their religious affiliation or cultural\/societal gender roles have affected &#8212; or not affected &#8212; their creative process and expression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-371 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Portraits122118-22-Edit-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Portraits122118-22-Edit-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Portraits122118-22-Edit-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Portraits122118-22-Edit-1024x787.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Barry Daly, senior religious studies major, is an imaginative and detailed artist. He has been creating as a photographer for seven years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tell me a bit about you as an artist.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>B:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;For the majority of my life, I&#8217;ve tried my best to create from my imagination through writing, storytelling, and filmmaking. When I was starting out I would draw [inspiration] from everywhere, and as a result, I was able to draw emotion from my subjects that many other photographers could not. At this point in my creative journey, I draw from minor details in conversations, certain body language, details in movies, music, or other forms of entertainment.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-362\" style=\"max-width: 1800px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-362 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_362\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_362\">\n            <ul aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-367 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AD_s1-1-of-24-1800x1800.jpg\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-362 slide-367\" title=\"AD_s1 (1 of 24)\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-368 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CF_18-288-of-292-1800x1800.jpg\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-362 slide-368\" title=\"CF_18 (288 of 292)\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-369 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/KN_F7-32-of-72-1800x1800.jpg\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-362 slide-369\" title=\"KN_F7 (32 of 72)\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-370 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tm_l1-7-of-28-1800x1800.jpg\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-362 slide-370\" title=\"Tm_l1 (7 of 28)\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>For more on Barry&#8217;s work, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.procltv.com\/\">https:\/\/www.procltv.com\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-372 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.02.32-AM-239x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.02.32-AM-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.02.32-AM.png 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>Audrey Fankhanel, junior international studies major, has been especially flourishing as an artist during her year abroad in Italy. She creates through writing, photography, painting, and designing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cIt is hard to become an artist. It\u2019s something that is innately within you. I have been creating since before I can remember. I have a portfolio for every year of my life, each filled with short stories and paintings. However, I still struggle with calling myself an artist because by claiming the title I feel a huge responsibility and pressure to create.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am most inspired by nature, but my works are not directly about nature. I\u2019m fascinated by the rhythms and patterns found in every aspect of the natural world, from the orbit of an electron to the ever-expanding universe. This life is so unpredictable, but these natural laws are perfect and never changing, and if that isn\u2019t evidence of a God then I don\u2019t know what is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-379\" style=\"max-width: 1710px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-379 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_379\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_379\">\n            <ul aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-384 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.17.31-AM-469x493.png\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1710\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-379 slide-384\" title=\"Screen Shot 2019-03-18 at 1.17.31 AM\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-385 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.16.53-AM-478x503.png\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1710\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-379 slide-385\" title=\"Screen Shot 2019-03-18 at 1.16.53 AM\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-386 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.16.05-AM-565x595.png\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1710\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-379 slide-386\" title=\"Screen Shot 2019-03-18 at 1.16.05 AM\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-387 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.15.47-AM-476x501.png\" height=\"1800\" width=\"1710\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-379 slide-387\" title=\"Screen Shot 2019-03-18 at 1.15.47 AM\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more of Audrey&#8217;s work, visit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auddities.co\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.auddities.co\/<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-373 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1673-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1673-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1673-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1673-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1673.jpeg 1766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Kristen Vonnoh, senior journalism-publishing major, has a special flair in her writing that matches her personality. Her writing interests include faith, fashion, and music among other things.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>K:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;I guess my writer\u2019s journey began when I made a blog in fifth grade documenting horribly written short stories. I never really considered calling myself a writer until college, and even now I typically call myself a journalist. But I suppose &#8220;writer&#8221; is all-encompassing, which I like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I definitely tend to be the overly dramatic, overly romantic type, so I draw creativity from pretty much everything honestly. Whether it\u2019s a super mediocre cup of coffee or a TED talk I just heard, my mind is constantly absorbing ideas for my writing. That and my journalism professors have given me the wonderful advice to always, always, always be looking out for interesting stories.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To read Kristen&#8217;s work, visit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristenvonnoh.com\/\">https:\/\/www.kristenvonnoh.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To read her blog,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">visit <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/kristenstagram.com\/\">https:\/\/kristenstagram.com\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.09.24-AM-259x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.09.24-AM-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-18-at-1.09.24-AM.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan Putt, Southern alum, is a soulful and heartfelt creative. On April 21, 2018, he released an EP called \u201cHonest to God,\u201d \u00a0available on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, and all music online-streaming sites. His album is a meditation of God, humanity, imperfection, and faith; and it&#8217;s the culmination of almost four years of sporadic writing. His music reads like a love letter to a best friend. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>J:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;I\u2019ve been interested in music for as long as I can remember. Since I was old enough to pull myself up onto the piano bench, I would pretend to play music on it. I got my first guitar when I was 10, and it\u2019s been a love affair ever since. I draw inspiration from my own experiences and feelings, as well as whatever I happen to be listening to at the moment. I think one of the things that has helped me become a better musician is listening to music from as wide a variety of musical genres and eras as I possibly can. I get a lot of inspiration from hearing what other people have done and trying to assimilate that into my own playing and writing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To listen to Jordan&#8217;s EP, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/jordanputt\/dciF\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/jordanputt\/dciF<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-389\" style=\"max-width: 1730px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-389 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_389\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_389\">\n            <ul aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-393 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Honest-7-1730x1500.jpeg\" height=\"1500\" width=\"1730\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-389 slide-393\" title=\"Honest-7\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-394 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Honest-6-1730x1500.jpeg\" height=\"1500\" width=\"1730\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-389 slide-394\" title=\"Honest-6\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-395 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/FullSizeRender-1730x1500.jpeg\" height=\"1500\" width=\"1730\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-389 slide-395\" title=\"FullSizeRender\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s more of what the four artists had to say on this topic:<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Do you feel limited by our religion or do you feel it enhances your creativity?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>B:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;When I was younger, I really believed that anything was possible within the confines of the church. As I have gotten older, I&#8217;ve consistently encountered judgment and opportunism. For the longest time, I had no idea why so many made the decision to leave the church. Often times, church-goers don\u2019t take the time to really show love and support artists. Ultimately, I don\u2019t believe that religion and belief limit me, but the people who \u201ccontrol\u201d them do their best to shame creatives into fitting in the box they&#8217;ve built.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;Growing up surrounded by the Adventist culture in Loma Linda, California, I absolutely have felt limited creatively. My spiritual beliefs enhance my art more than anything else, but the religious culture in which my beliefs reside creates a bubble of \u201cappropriateness\u201d that SDA\u2019s are expected to operate within.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>K:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;I 100% believe my relationship with God fuels my creativity. Understanding the gospel and my freedom in Christ has only allowed my creativity to flourish. And I think the key in all of that is a relationship with God\u2014the ultimate Creator.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-397\" src=\"http:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Honest-2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Honest-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Honest-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Honest-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo courtesy of Jordan Putt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>J<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;I feel less limited by my beliefs than by what I think my audience will tolerate. My beliefs go hand in hand with my experiences and who I am as a person, so as long as I stay true to myself in my art (which has always been my goal), I won\u2019t even think about creating something that goes against my beliefs. However, I do think that there are a lot of taboos in Adventist culture as it relates to doubts, struggles, and questioning. I have felt like there\u2019s a lot of pressure to put on a good face and appear secure and content all the time, even when that may not be the case. This can be especially true for people who have been raised in the church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me, the anxiety that comes from being vulnerable and open about those questions or struggles can sometimes cause me to feel limited in what I feel comfortable talking about because of how I think it may cause my audience, especially the more conservative segment, to perceive me as a person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>What do you think differentiates traditional feminine art from masculine art?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>B:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;I believe that the biggest difference is that most often it\u2019s much easier for women to show emotion, and they are most often more willing to be vulnerable because for them art is healing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-376\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-376 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1697-e1552886034441-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1697-e1552886034441-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1697-e1552886034441-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1697-e1552886034441-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madeline Mace displays dried flowers hanging from her ceiling in her art studio. A project representing traditional feminine art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;Traditionally, masculine art has dominated feminine art, and this is mainly at the fault of the consumer. Male artists are given unwritten permission to be provocative and enticing. Their works tackle big ideas and complex emotions. Meanwhile, females are associated with creating \u201cpretty\u201d paintings or fun business logos. There are many female artists creating just as great works as males, but you will never hear about them. This goes for the Christian church as well, especially if you look at preaching as an art form. How many mega churches do you see being spearheaded by women? How often do you hear of a great female theologian outside of the context of an \u201cinclusion\u201d seminar?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>K:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;I\u2019ve always found this idea interesting because while there are universal feminine and masculine characteristics, much of it is also determined by culture. As a woman going into the field of journalism, I definitely recognize the \u201cmasculine\u201d aspects of the craft (i.e. analyzing, collecting data and documents, etc.) and honestly I love it because it pushes me out of my comfort zone and forces me to engage with a different aspect of my mind.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>J:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI think art that we perceive as feminine usually tends to deal with softer, more traditionally feminine themes &#8212; love, family, etc. What is generally perceived to be masculine art usually deals with things that are traditionally male themes or traits, such as aggression, strength, security, etc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-2\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_2\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_2_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0a0e6c599f\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"2\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you're a Christian artist, do your beliefs inhibit or enhance your creative process?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-2-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-6\" name=\"poll_2\" value=\"6\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-6\">Sometimes, depends on what I'm working on<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-7\" name=\"poll_2\" value=\"7\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-7\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-8\" name=\"poll_2\" value=\"8\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-8\">No<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(2);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(2); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-2-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/investigating-diversity.jour342.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In the video above, Madeline Mace, junior fine arts major, describes her journey with art and shares insight into the inspiration behind her pieces. 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