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The seven deadly sins are a must.
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The seven deadly sins are a must.

Why we need pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and slothfulness, as creatives.

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When I was at secondary school, we studied the ‘seven deadly sins’ in art. It was a secular school so this was simply a theme and we could choose our own perspective. I imagine we chose one ‘sin’ and made something that represented it.

The sins stayed with me, though.

I thought they really were sins.

I thought it was bad to feel pride, greed, wrath, envy,…

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