Oliana Spino

A doll is not just a plaything for the here-and-now, I believe that connection with a doll lasts a lifetime. A child’s first relationship with the doll shapes how he or she perceives their world, and it sustains them as they grow and change. During adulthood, the doll becomes a portal through memory, able to transport us back to our childhood, to who we were back then, with all our experiences and emotions still brand new – it can return us to that calming, warm certainty that everything is going to be all right.