Portraying herself every once in a while, but mostly friends and idols, Elza Jo complements her photos with fabric, marker and other materials and media. Growing up she got blue in the face of Mc Donald's figures that come with a Happy Meal. Her work is about the intense happiness of times gone by. "The memory usually is more romantic than the experience itself. That feeling of associative remembrance is exciting to me; I want to explore that..."

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