Last King of the Sideshow

The sideshow performer’s persona presents fantastical depictions that leave the viewer precariously perched on a thin line between illusion and reality.

When these performers are on stage we gaze in disbelief, excitement or disgust at the seemingly preternatural acts that they perform and the seeming instability of their chosen lifestyles. The lifestyle of the sideshow performer is one of extremes that are characterized by the dualities of pain and pleasure, freedom and restriction and of the beautiful and the grotesque.