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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Kelly Burke

Have you ever broken a bone? The law? A heart? How an encounter with a stranger changed me

Hands reach across a table to touch a clear screen above a stack of printed cards
A Thousand Ways: An Encounter: ‘The cards are compelling me to gradually construct an imagined life for my stranger, based on her responses, actions and reactions. It feels like we’re playing truth or dare, or perhaps speed dating.’ Photograph: Destination NSW

Two strangers face each other across a table, separated by a clear screen. A stack of 181 cards sits at the centre of the table, an arrow printed on the top of each indicating whose turn it is.

The first arrow points to me. I flip over the card and follow the instructions to offer a simple greeting to the stranger opposite.

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