Polina Kanis - Purification

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In her work “Purification”, Kanis reconstructs a ritual foot-washing common to varied cultures and traditions. She washes the feet of young people dressed in a white uniform, one by one, in so doing trying to reconsider it, and to purify it of its existing meanings and stereotypes. In the end, placed within a contemporary context, the canonical image entire deconstructs itself.