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Ephemera

2025, Ink, acrylic paint pen, stamp on cotton, 101 cm x 127 cm, 1/1

Influence of substance (ab)use.

Ephemera is an observation of the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of substance abuse. The central figure holds a Xanax tablet, commonly associated with opioid addiction. A teardrop tattoo questions the origin of addiction and its frequent correlation with unresolved trauma and loss.

Ephemera, 2025, ink, acrylic paint pen and stamp on cotton, by in vivo. A wide eyed face, cross eyed, holding a Xanax bar on the bridge of the nose; a teardrop under one eye, a graffiti tag under the other, cypher 287613 at the edge.

Ephemera, 2025, by in vivo. Detail: the Xanax bar between two fingertips.

Ephemera, 2025, by in vivo. Detail: one eye, wide open.

Ephemera, 2025, by in vivo. Detail: the graffiti tag on the cheek.

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