During the pandemic, I had grown a bit of a belly, and my beard had grown out quite a bit. The boys in the local bars started really leaning into calling me ‘daddy.’ One of my first and favorite Danielle Steel books I read was Daddy; of course, this whole project started with Alma and her sugar daddy. The figure of the Daddy is a pervasive fantasy, in which we invest our need for care, support, and protection (no matter what). However, there is a paradox. That protection must always be on our own terms but without the relinquishing of our agency and freedom. This contradiction is what separates the imagined Daddy role from the actual dynamics of patriarchy, parenting, or paternalism.

Also available 40 x 30 in (102 x 76 cm), Edition of 3 plus 2 AP, $6,000