Trust Issue

Trust Issue is based on Aesop’s fable of the scorpion and the Frog. This image depicts the tenuous promise of a future defined almost entirely by technology and the impact it may have on the world. With the surging pace of technological innovation and its overwhelming impact on almost everyone, our lives may well be governed by artificial intelligence looming ever closer on the horizon.

• Oil on board

• 18”x24”

• (2008)

Exhibited at Irvine Contemporary gallery in Washington, DC (2008); Michael Berger Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA (2010); Copro Gallery in Los Angeles, CA (2013); Matthew Namour Gallery in Montreal, PQ (2016); private sale in Montreal, PQ (2020).

This image was made into an NFT along with its other frog cousins, visible at the following links:

1. Frogs 1-6: http://bitly.ws/gwcK

2. Frogs 7-12: http://bitly.ws/gwdI

WAX account: Heidi.gems

Atomic Hub Collection Name: tailleferart