Simpson Ross
Womb
Painting
2017
Acrylic and soft pastel on canvas
4'x4'
A baby addicted before they're born.
“Studying prenatal addiction, fetal alcohol syndrome, and neonatal abstinence syndrome, I depicted an emaciated figure curling in on themselves as they attempt to protect their delicate shell from the harm outside the womb. The colourful dots indicate popular injection points of addicts. ”