Tim Schultz, Narcissus,
2019, oil and acrylic on board, 66.50 x 37.50 x 5.00 cm, TCG22072
(photo: The Commercial)
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’.