ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2023 Submission - Fine Art Category

Engaging in rough play, a young male (Eastern Lowland) gorilla jumps on his father's back; grabbing handfuls of hair in the process. The inspiration for this sculpture comes from the years of childhood roughhousing with my own father who died in 2014. The title "HORSEPLAY HURTS!" was his way of telling me to knock it off. This allegory represents father and son bonding at its very best.