Concept note: Series: Every Duck Was a Donald
Between 2020 and 2022, the world lived in an illusion of endless money. Cash flowed, markets soared, and ordinary lives shimmered with sudden luck. Screens became altars; spending became confession. It was a time when every duck thought it was a Donald — every mouse, a Mickey.
This body of work captures that surreal moment when fantasy and finance blurred into one. These sculptures aren’t portraits of wealth, but echoes of its performance – the influencer glow, the crypto swagger, the dopamine rush of overnight success. The materials collide to mirror the absurd optimism of those years: glossy, inflated, seductive, and hollow.
Through this series, I explore how a culture drunk on easy gain built its own myths of power and worth – how the consumer became both the creator and the product. The figures are playful, even cartoonish, but beneath their shine lies a quiet unease: a reckoning with the dream that money could turn everyone into a mascot.