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Zoë Schneider, Grotesque in the Grotto (The Grotesque Thing is How We Treat Fat People) (detail), 2022. Zoë Schneider, Grotesque in the Grotto (The Grotesque Thing is How We Treat Fat People) (detail), 2022, Halloween costume fat suits, plywood, mortar, air dry clay, apoxie sculpt, gold leaf, foam breads, read, acrylic, stone blocks, lumber, fabric, dimensions varied. Installation documentation from “In My Skin” at the Dunlop Art Gallery (Regina), April 1 - June 24th, 2022. Image courtesy of the artist and the Dunlop Art Gallery. Photo by Don Hall.

A close up of the fat suit figure faces in “Grotesque in the Grotto” by Zoë Schneider. Their sculpted faces are composed of bulbous foreheads, cheeks, noses and lips which resemble bread.