A few words about the piece
This illustration is a humorous and painfully honest reinterpretation of human ear anatomy, presumably crafted in the throes of a particularly vengeful ear infection. Titled simply “EAR”, the image functions as both medical satire and visual catharsis—an artistic act of vengeance by a sufferer who decided that if the ear was going to be a pain, it might as well be called what it is: a dick.
Rendered in a vintage anatomical diagram style reminiscent of 19th-century medical posters, the piece plays off the traditional ear structure. However, instead of a faithful representation of the inner ear, the diagram abruptly diverges into an absurdist take, labeling the cochlea and adjoining structures as “Dick” and “Drum,” with the tympanic region anthropomorphized into something not typically found in Gray’s Anatomy. The outer ear remains dutifully labeled “Ear,” serving as the only accurate component in a diagram otherwise hijacked by frustration and inflammation.
What makes this work notable is the emotional honesty behind its satire. The distorted inner ear becomes a metaphor for private pain—an anatomy of annoyance wrapped in absurdity. The creator, in a fit of irritation, might well have told the anatomy book exactly that: this ear is being a total dick.