Chickens

At first glance, the painting appears almost comical: chickens huddled together, shouting and staring straight at the viewer as if competing for attention. Their exaggerated expressions turn emotion into spectacle. Yet the bright green background is not just a color—it references chroma key, the neutral screen on which much of today’s media reality is created. Green symbolizes emptiness, a space where meaning is added later and context is constructed in editing. Against this backdrop, the characters are already broadcasting themselves, unaware of the narrative they will enter. The chickens become a metaphor for the modern world, where everyone is both actor and audience, where life is performed as a curated, Instagram-ready version. Reaction outweighs substance; volume replaces meaning. Voices are directed not at each other, but into the screen. This work poses an ironic question: Are we living our own lives or simply performing on someone else's green screen?