Mareboro reimagines the classic childhood image of a rocking horse as a Marlboro cigarette pack. The horse is painted with redesigned logos and text, creating a jarring visual dialogue between innocence and adult vices. By fusing a symbol of carefree childhood play with an explicit emblem of addiction, the piece confronts our society's premature exposure of children to adult realities.

The work questions our collective responsibility in preserving childhood as a protected space. In an era of constant digital exposure and blurred boundaries between age-appropriate content, viewers are challenged to consider what is lost when children are thrust too quickly into adulthood. Mareboro stands as both a critique and a lament for childhoods cut short by a culture that increasingly fails to shield its young from growing up too fast.

Wood and Latex Paint. 26” x 43” x 14”