Curated Persona, Private Record
Two portraits from the same hand, one rendered with tenderness and one with harsh reduction, showing how the public persona “Old Sick Dead” can be curated and circulated while the private record and lived impact tell a different story.
Second Arrow in Ink
Seeing my ex’s “What Second Arrow?” artwork, signed and branded as Old Sick Dead, tattooed on someone else highlights how a spiritual persona can be curated and circulated while the private record tells a very different story.