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Before heading to the grocery store, we make a list of the things we need. Before attending a class or a workshop, we anticipate what we will learn. Before dating someone, we hope they’ll fit the image we have of them in our minds. That’s how we subconsciously operate in life. Before we do almost anything, we are likely to expect a certain outcome. As human beings with an active mind and infinite wisdom, we naturally want predictability.

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Freelance illustrator Stephan Schmitz has been creating work for newspapers, magazines and adverts since 2009. Based in Switzerland, his pared-back illustrations play with our expectations and often include a visual illusion or gimmick to hook us in. Using a subtle palette of colours, paintings seemingly interact with the artist, a shadow licks an ice cream and faces are hidden within clothes. A plain, offbeat style that’s indifferent to detail, Stephan realises the story wonderfully but…

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