The ancient proverb ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ is known the world over. Here Carol has created three pillars of civilisation, one with eyes, one with ears and one with a closed mouth. These pillars of civilisation refuse to do the ‘evil’ even as the circus characters perched on top do very vigorously disobey the proverb. But the painting is not static. The viewer can see what will happen next. The birds will attack the evildoers and civilisation will survive the clowns.
