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Tomomi Mizukoshi uses humour, form and composition to create utterly bonkers illustrations

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Sophia Martineck’s detailed illustrations add whimsy to the mundane

Oikawa Mayuki builds a “lyrical and strange world” purposefully designed to confuse the audience

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