Pieter Hugo, Photographer, Cape Town

Description

An adult male wearing a black shirt with floral print, a colorful knit hat, and a patterned skirt holds a hyena. The hyena wears a protective muzzle, a thick collar and is secured with chains on its feet. The man and the hyena stand close together in what appears to be an act of bonding or control. The setting is an aged, distressed building with peeling walls and signs of decay. The lighting appears to be natural daylight, casting shadows within the building and highlighting the textures of the walls and the subjects' clothing. The man has chains around his ankles and wrists. The hyena also has chains on its feet.