Becca Saladin Segovia has always been intrigued by history, but it was hard to imagine. After all, the portraits she found had little to do with reality, they only showed static representations without traces of life, pale faces, sparse features. “I think we have forgotten that history happened to real people. Sometimes it’s easier to see it as a period drama or a movie — some events in history are so crazy that it’s hard to imagine anyone going through them,” she tells the Observer.
Graduated in graphic design, all the portraits seemed boring to her and, therefore, it was difficult for her to relate to the figures represented there. They were not “accessible”. One day she came across colorful recreations of Roman busts and wondered: What would historical figures be like today? Later, facing his favorite character, he decided it was time to go after the answer.
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Source: Observadora
