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Each balloon is piloted by a small frog dressed in period clothing, captured mid-flight, as if caught in a slow-motion journey across time and space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The frogs are a form of self-representation\u2014miniature versions of myself, navigating unfamiliar skies. As an international student living in Canada, I often feel suspended between two worlds: the place I come from and the place I\u2019m learning to call home. 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