Elephant Man

"I would be measured by the soul"—that's what John Merrick wrote before his death. His head had become such a spectacle that people could only measure him by this single, tragic feature. Today, we face a different kind of measurement: soulless metrics cast by social media algorithms. This piece is constructed from the debris of that system—discarded packaging, billboard advertisements, photographs—created through a cyclical process of adding, subtracting through sanding, and adding again. It mirrors the relentless repetition of algorithmic content creation, but here we reclaim the yardstick. [Read the full story here] This artwork has been signed on reverse. A certificate of authenticity and documentation is provided with the artwork, and a floating frame can be added at no additional cost. Please contact hello@poetonic.com for information on framing add-ons. Layered Mixed Media - Discarded packaging, billboard fragments, reclaimed paper, personal photographs, oil stick, spray paint, hand-written text. Archival gloss varnish.