Identical Twins
Arbus's unsettling portrait of twin girls in matching dresses explores identity, normality, and the uncanny. The direct confrontational style creates psychological tension. The work examines otherness, difference, sameness, and social boundaries. Arbus photographed marginalized subjects with empathy and disturbance. Her work questions normalcy and reveals hidden strangeness.
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