{"id":15404,"date":"2026-10-27T10:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluralensemble.com\/portfolio\/mercedes-zavala-snow-upon-snow\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:01:48","slug":"mercedes-zavala-snow-upon-snow","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/pluralensemble.com\/en\/portfolio\/mercedes-zavala-snow-upon-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Zavala: Snow Upon Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15404\" class=\"elementor elementor-15404 elementor-15395\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56489398 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56489398\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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