The Nail

Pastel on Mi Tientes Tex ($POA)

50 cm W x 70 cm H
I had spent a few weeks in Madagascar when I walked past this little boy standing outside his mother’s small, basic house in the outskirts of Antananarivo (the capital). He had the remnants of tears on his face, and I wonder what had upset him. It was only after I took the photo that I realised he held a nail in his hand as a “plaything”.