Narcissus
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Tim Schultz, Narcissus, 2019, oil and acrylic on board, 66.5 × 37.5 × 5 cm, TCG022072

He leans limply on the ‘masochistic column’ of a twisted tree hung with phallic adornments and a quiver with the red balls of solidified desire. The balls reappear on the heterosexual couple
beyond, but the gaze of the pervert is drawn to a disordered reflection of the balls in the pond, signifier of a formless ‘hommelette’.