Face to Face with Alex

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On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the “Oog in OOG” exhibition opened at the muZIEum. This exhibition featured photographs of people with eye prostheses. The portraits were taken by Marina Marinkovic, who is not only an ophthalmologist but also a photographer. The OOG in OOG Association published a booklet featuring this series of portraits.

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Listen to Marina's audio clip:

Marina: “Talking to Alex wasn’t so much a lesson about living with one eye as it was a life lesson. You can discover new things and stay curious at any age.”

Alex:

“Now that I’m talking about losing my eye, I’m feeling emotional. But it has also given me something. I’ve started to see things differently. Now I have one eye that looks outward and one eye that looks inward.”

“I’m paying more attention to the people around me and to nature. This will be the third time I’ve joined a protest with Extinction Rebellion. No, I’m not worried that it might put my good eye at risk.”