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The Flower Vase Incident
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The Flower Vase IncidentAdrián Prada

This 2017 staged photograph digitally recreates the famed altercation of July 20, 1810, when José González Llorente allegedly refused to lend a vase, sparking Colombia’s independence movement. Produced for a 2017 national photography contest, the image merges historical painting, modern photography, and digital design to dramatize a foundational moment in Colombian collective memory.
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