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Jessica Helfand

Jessica Helfand is an artist and writer based in New England. A former critic at Yale School of Art and one of the founding editors of Design Observer, she is the author of several books on visual culture including Self Reliance, Design: The Invention of Desire, and Face: A Visual Odyssey. jessicahelfand.com

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Jessica Helfand|The Icarus Diaries

13: Fire

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12: Scout

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11: Propeller

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10: Precipice

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09: Hullabaloo

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08: Featherweight

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07: Meltdown

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06: Every Man His Own Balloon

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05: Waxing

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01: Facing Icarus

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02: The Backstory

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03: Born to Fly