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What’s All This Nonsense?

September 10, 2026

A photograph of an embroidered image on marbled magenta fabric. The image is of a nude body, lying on its back. The focus is on the face, which has been hollowed out by a flame like a candle. Wax or fat or brain matter drips and pools on the ground. Superimposed on the image is the reflection of a light-skinned person wearing black pants and a red t-shirt. The reflection of the cell phone in their hand can just barely be seen. This is the reflection of the photographer in the glass framing the piece.

What am I doing here? What are ANY of us doing here?