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At the center of this cage sits , the artist and the subject. The pseudonym itself is a thesis. “Silas” evokes the biblical companion of Paul, a figure of loyalty and survival, but also a name of sylvan, wild origin. “Sweettooth” is pure id—the craving for sugar, for comfort, for the sickly thrill of the forbidden. The artist’s “har work” (a deliberate misspelling of “her work” or a neologism for “hard work”? Sweettooth delights in such ambiguities) is the labor of reconciling these two selves. In hollandschepassie 24 07 25 , we see this labor manifest as a series of recursive self-portraits. The artist’s face is multiplied, each iteration slightly distorted: one smiles with perfect Dutch teeth, another weeps dark licorice tears (a nod to drop , the acquired taste of the Netherlands), a third stares vacantly at a smartphone screen reflecting a Rembrandt selfie. hollandschepassie 24 07 25 silas sweettooth har work
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: A workplace-themed scenario featuring Silas Sweettooth in a leading role. “Silas” evokes the biblical companion of Paul, a