A striking chromogenic print by South African photographer Pieter Hugo, this image captures the complex and unsettling relationship between man and wild animal within the context of a traveling group of performers in Nigeria. The flush-mounted format enhances the photograph's vivid, unflinching quality, drawing the viewer into an intimate yet tension-filled encounter between Abdullahi Mohammad and his hyena, Mainasara. Part of Hugo's celebrated "Gadawan Kura" series, the work challenges Western perceptions of Africa by presenting a raw, layered reality that defies easy categorization.