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Writing in the Hyper Real

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Secondary
Year 7–10
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The human form has been a recurring artistic concern throughout art history. Investigate selected works from the Hyper Real exhibition and use them inspire descriptive and creative writing, inlcuding imaginative texts and science fiction stories.

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English

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The human body, Experimentation and adaption, creaitve writing

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