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Susanne Herman: colour portrait · Molly Marina · 2023
Let the portrait breathe
© Molly Marina · COPENHAGEN / 2023
THE COLOUR OF THIS ENCOUNTER

Four ways of seeing. Choose your perspective.

087 / 100 · ONE OF 100 PERSPECTIVES

Susanne Herman

“Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right! - Henry Ford”
A quote selected by the participant · 2023

Let the image shift. Stay with the words. What changes in your reading?

THE PERSON BEHIND THE PORTRAIT

In her own words

I come from a family where I was the first academic, from a family where love flowed more than money and where getting a long education and a career was not a matter of course. Today, I live a privileged life, work with what I am good at and love, am married to the man of my life and have the two most wonderful teenagers in the world, so everything is totally idyllic. However, I know that nothing comes by itself and I also remember the times that have not been idyllic – those are the ones that shape us and make us stronger. Right now, I smile every day and am grateful for what life has given me and all that I have gained from it.

02 / COLOUR & SYMBOL

A portrait has more than one voice.

Look, listen, change perspective. There is more than one way into a story.

Symbol chosen for Susanne Herman

A personal symbol.

Stay with the image for a moment. What does it bring to mind?

Colour

Two colours. A different atmosphere. Choose one and look again.

03 / LISTEN

Can’t hold us down · Christina Aguilera

Listen while you give her story a little more time.

Music is part of her story.

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YOUR COLOUR READING

What does this colour feel like to you?

Choose a colour above. Give it a word below. Then reverse the colours. Does your reading change?

WHAT WILL YOU TAKE WITH YOU?

Look at her.
Look a little inward.

You do not need the right answer. Only an honest one for yourself.

QUESTION 01 / 05

Where in your own life could you find a new way?

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100 PORTRAITS

Another encounter awaits.

Three more voices from the exhibition. Which story makes you curious?