Next Of Kin - Original Painting

16x20"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Framed
2024
#27
 
Next of Kin explores legacy in its most unexpected form. In this uncanny piece from Josh Harnack’s unofficial collaboration series, a grazing mare and her foal share more than just blood — they share an unsettling bond of transformation. Eyes bloom where they shouldn't, flowers sprout from open wounds, and a strange, single-eyed creature perches on the young one's back, like inheritance made flesh. Are they being watched? Protected? Controlled? Next of Kin is equal parts pastoral and parasitic — a surreal meditation on what we carry, and what carries us.