Tragedy and Transcendence: The Diaristic Visions of Artist Linus Borgo

We go for a walk in the park with the talented young painter.

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PAINTINGS BY LINUS BORGO

PORTRAITS BY MALIK DUPREE

TEXT BY TYLER AKERS

Artist Linus Borgo is no stranger to periods of incubated change — over a decade ago he was involved in an electrical accident, resulting in the amputation of his left forearm and hand.

In the hospital, he remembers the feeling of being a mere body, passed from one doctor to the next.