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10 Inch Line Shaved on The Heads of Two Junkies Who Received a Shot of Heroin as Payment, 2000

302 Fortaleza Street, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

San Juan de Puerto Rico is home to a great number of heroin addicts, who can be seen begging for money in the streets of the tourist area of old San Juan. Two of them were shaved with a10 inch line on their heads. each of them was given a shot of heroin for payment.

Santiago Sierra, 10 Inch Line Shaved on The Heads of Two Junkies Who Received a Shot of Heroin as Payment, 302 Fortaleza Street, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, October 2000, chromogenic print, b&w, 150 x 224 cm, ed. of 5 + 1AP

chromogenic print, b&w, 150 x 224 cm, ed. of 5 + 1AP

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