Lindsay Merrill American, b. 1987
Head 2, 2025
Oil on linen
86.5 x 66 cm
34 x 26 in
34 x 26 in
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In Head 2, the painter isolates a preserved deer head in a domestic corner. Bathed in the cold, unyielding artificial light of a lamp, the trophy’s natural history is flattened...
In Head 2, the painter isolates a preserved deer head in a domestic corner. Bathed in the cold, unyielding artificial light of a lamp, the trophy’s natural history is flattened into a moment of interior design. Its glassy eye offers a blank, unnerving stare, while its upward-looming shadow transforms the static object into a persistent, haunting presence. It becomes an eerie "hollow witness" to the artificial nature of our private sanctuaries.