N2O Blender West Melbourne 2021-01-10 (5D4_8752) by ajhaysom When our brilliant street artist N2O exhibited her Trump Monkey back in August she said this; (In the voice of Sir David Attenborough) “The Trump Monkey - At first glance this little fellow appears harmless, even comical, with his tangerine colourings and flyaway, cotton candy comb-over. But looks can be deceiving in the animal world. Once given power & authority, the true dangers of this nefarious little fellow become apparent. With a tendency to ignore expert recommendations and a habit of spruiking unsound, even dangerous advice, this chimps chatter may cause deadly behaviour in others. The Trump Monkey has long fingers, which he uses to point blame at others, in an attempt to deflect any responsibility away from himself or his administration. For the Trump Monkey appears unable to take responsibility for his own inactions. With a lack of empathy for others, an amazing arrogance and an unfathomable faith that a global pandemic will simply ”go away”, the Trump Monkey is undoubtedly the most dangerous primate in North America, if not the world. Disclaimer : the description of the Trump monkey in no way reflects the attributes of other Monkeys. If any Monkeys are offended by this post I humbly apologise.” Now some 22 weeks later she writes; "When I wrote that the Trump monkey was the most dangerous primate in North America, if not the world, I could never have predicted his actions this week. While thousands are dying of COVID the president incites and encourages violence and then celebrates this violence! His refusal to concede defeat, his constant unfounded claims of electoral fraud and his efforts to hold onto power at all cost, indicates an impending coup." This rendition of the Trump Monkey was photographed in the laneway near Blender Studios in West Melbourne. https://flic.kr/p/2krCxRE