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Carnival

I Don't Give a Hoot

Year: 2025
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 80 × 90 cm
Status: available · €1,930

In a vintage circus with faded colors, an ambiguously gendered clown exhausts themself trying to entertain. Immaculate white gloves—the last bastion of authenticity—stand in stark contrast to the garish costume and the running makeup. A portrait of forced performance, of identity in precarious balance, and of the relentless need to amuse despite wear and exhaustion.

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