CLINT ENNS - Lonely Birthday

Paper: Hahnemühle Fine Art Archival Print
Sheet size: 40 × 40 cm with 1 cm white border around the motif.
Year: Edition of 2025
Edition: 5 + 1 AP
Signed, dated and with an edition number by the artist on a separate label.

Clint Enns – Lonely Birthday

A cake, far too large for a single person, takes center stage. Next to it sits a man, his gaze downcast, his mouth twisted—as if even the sugar had turned bitter. In a world that stylizes birthdays as a celebration of community, Clint Enns depicts the opposite: the quiet absurdity of being alone on a special day.

The room is sparse, the tablecloth old, the cake almost grotesquely lavish. The image veers between comedy and tragedy, between sitcom and Beckett. The man could be a clown without a costume, caught in a moment that seems simultaneously ridiculous and deeply human.

"Lonely Birthday" isn't just about loneliness, but also about the illusion that rituals make life sweeter. Here, the sweetness gets stuck in your throat.