CANDACE SCHARSU PHOTOGRAPHY "There are no lepers, only leprosy, and it is curable." -- Mother Teresa, Calcutta |
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It
could be cured if it weren’t for corruption in the affected countries,
which misappropriate donors funds. Leper colonies are closed to create
the illusion that it’s being eradicated, and these pariahs are cast
out to fend for themselves in a world that abhors them. Only the religious
sector comes to their aid. --Candace Scharsu |
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Leprous
Leonine appearance with nasal deformity |
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Deformities
are caused by accidents because lepers lose their sense of touch due to
nerve damage. Fingers are caught on fire, cut, stabbed, stubbed, and broken
till they’re chiseled to nothing; and toes nibbled off by rats while
they sleep. |
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All images
2004 |
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