Photo: The Portrait

Place: Como Zoo, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Will Hindmarch

By Will Hindmarch
Uploaded on 11 May 2008
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The Portrait

The artist's eyes go back and forth from the paper to the Orangutan, who sits still, folded up and squatting like some wise old man at a campfire. The Orangutan's eyes go from the paper to the artist's eyes, inspecting the work. Quietly, he presses a finger to the glass, then resumes his pose. It was a moment, I think, for both of them.

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