Jessica Shirley, See No Evil (ART & CONCEPTUAL 2025)

Canon 5DM4 F5.6 1/180 ISO 200 Date of capture: 1/9/24 In a moment of vulnerability the pig, surrounded by apples, instinctively covers its eyes. Though the apples seem harmless, they symbolize the danger the pig faces, often used in cooking with pigs. The composition highlights the contrast between innocence and looming threat, exploring how fear can emerge in moments of perceived safety and how comfort can sometimes mask darker truths.

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