My late cat pooped in his tray and now I’m thinking about how empires crumble. Pigments, their use as a status symbol and the role in colonialism. An injured cat skulked on a pile of rubbish as it recuperated.
Where do you take an injured tiger?
But if it ain’t broke — don’t fix it.
Eric Cartman’s border wall. Bart enquires about your medication.
![HMP Properly Hospitals a painting by artist John Cake](https://john-cake.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/HMP_Properly_Hospitals_Web2.jpg)
HMP Properly Hospitals
2022
Acrylic and zinc oxide tape on canvas
150cm x 120cm
![The painting HMP Properly Hospitals hung on a wall](https://john-cake.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/HMP_Properly_Hospitals_IN_SITU.jpg)
HMP Properly Hospitals hung on the wall.
![Detail shot of HMP Properly Hospitals painting](https://john-cake.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ProperlyHospitalsSneakPeek.jpg)
Close up detail showing a section of the tiger motif rendered in zinc oxide tape — the material they use to make plasters.