Bring Me a Toothpick

Inspired by Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus. Each day, Sisyphus pulls a boulder up a mountain only to have it fall back again. It is in work that we find meaning even if the work is futile.

Title: Alfred Jarry (1873-1907), a Symbolist poet. As he lay dying, he asked for a toothpick, his final request.

Text: Albert Camus & Marc Shanker. Images: Marc Shanker.

Mixed Media.

12” x 11.” 34 Pages. Mounted on Somerset Paper. 2020.