Chapter 13
Reclining on the daybed on Abby's back porch, Pari Malik listens to the wind chimes as she searches online, digging deeper into the life and work of Antoine Talon.
She begins with the images of Antoine in front of the camera. Pictures taken by others, outside of his control. Tanned and handsome, particularly in his younger years, there are extensive pictures of him with various clothing and hair styles. However, perhaps realizing his work was catapulting him into larger-than-life status, Antoine began homing in on an iconic look. His dominant feature—ghost-like, pale aqua eyes—become more prominent as he shed anything to distract from them. By the time he reached thirty years of age, Antoine's facial hair was gone, his head was shaved to the scalp, and he wore only black
