the gods never stopped watching

A dirty, slate-blue plaster wall. In the center of the wall is an arched alcove, in which is a grimy carving of an unsettling figure: a heavily bearded faced wrapped in a robe or cloak. The face has deep-set eyes and two large horns that emerge from the alcove. Its left eye is a gleaming camera lens. Pasted to the wall next to it are faded, ragged posters and flyers, their contents impossible to make out. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".