Insomnia II : Hatman

2023
Oil on linen
31.5 x 31.5 in


Insomnia II : Hatman
You who come to haunt my nights, the man in the black hat, I know that you are standing in the corner, there, in the darkness, near the wardrobe.
You wait for me to fall asleep to make me hear the screams of horror of all these people you torture, their horrible howls of pain. You wait for me to doze off, just for a moment, to arrive hovering above my lying, paralyzed body.
Unable to move, I will let you sit on my chest and use all your weight to suffocate me little by little. And you, you will snigger, like every night.
I don't want to fall asleep, no I don't want to!
But what do you mean? Here you are already? Yes, it's you, it's the big hat I see!
The sleeper must wake up. The sleeper must WAKE UP! NOW! WAKE UP.