Kate Green, Toxic Addiction (SINGLE SHOT 2026)

A discarded cigarette butt marked “Toxic Addiction” rests between bare feet in the sand. The image explores the shadow side of desire; attraction, appetite, attachment and compulsion. What are the subtle ways pleasure becomes a fixation, and when does desire give way to addiction?

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