This wood block carving displays a devolving train of thought. The title of the piece “ Am I a Fish” is mocking the associations that many people are told after undergoing very minor body modifications - such as piercing. Many people I know have lamented being compared to a fish or a cow after piercing their nose, lips or ears. I find his comparison to be very ridiculous and I wanted to tease the people who believe and perpetuate this line of reasoning. The piece is arranged under a series of text, exhibit A-F, all meant to read as a conspiracy theory proving that the statement “ Am I a FIsh?” is in fact true. The “evidence” places a fish hook next to a pair of earrings and a fish eye next to a human eye. While there seems to be some similarity between the imagery, it is still obvious that the statement is all together ridiculous.
