{"id":6503,"date":"2026-07-22T09:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivanlupi.com\/?p=6503"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:17:18","slug":"it-will-not-evaporate-act-i-and-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivanlupi.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/it-will-not-evaporate-act-i-and-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"‘IT WILL NOT EVAPORATE’ – (Act I and II)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From: ‘It will not evaporate’ (Act I) – Featured in Performance Art Week Aotearoa Tour. Altiora Studio. (\u014ctautahi Christchurch 2023) – Curator: Sara Cowdell. Image: S. Cowdell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From: ‘It will not evaporate’ (Act I) – Featured in Performance Art Week Aotearoa Tour. Altiora Studio. (\u014ctautahi Christchurch 2023) – Curator: Sara Cowdell. Image: S. Cowdell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From: ‘It will not evaporate’ (Act II) – Featured in Performance Art Week Aotearoa Tour. Altiora Studio. (\u014ctautahi Christchurch 2023) – Curator: Sara Cowdell. Image: S. Cowdell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From: ‘It will not evaporate’ (Act II) – Featured in Performance Art Week Aotearoa Tour. Altiora Studio. (\u014ctautahi Christchurch 2023) – Curator: Sara Cowdell. Image: S. 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