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Senior man lies with eyes closed surrounded by breakfast food: broken eggs, lemon slices, tomato, coffee grounds, and pastries.

Lampoon Magazine Maurizio Cattelan, Art isn't a detergent. It doesn't clean, it stains. Lampoon Soap issue 32 2025

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An eye-level, full shot captures a gray-haired senior man lying with his eyes closed, centered and facing upward. The man is surrounded by a variety of breakfast food items, creating a surreal, messy food-covered portrait. Splattered around him are broken eggs, tomato slices, lemon halves, coffee grounds, pastries, and other food remnants. The background is a white surface, which may be a bed or a flat surface covered with white fabric. The lighting is bright and even, enhancing the visibility of the food and the man's face. The photograph's overall effect is striking and unusual, blending portraiture with food photography.