Fortune Seeker – a faceless man with a head full of clover

by Elianne van Turennout

A fortune-seeker in a suit: a crisp shirt, topped with a full bunch of four-leaf clovers. As if someone had been searching so hard for happiness that, in the end, there was no face left.

The term ‘fortune-seeker’ is often used as if it were an accusation. Especially when it comes to refugees and migrants. As if seeking happiness were something suspicious. As if safety, work, love, peace of mind or a future for your children suddenly became shady the moment someone else longs for them. But let’s be honest: who isn’t searching for happiness? We only call it ‘ambition’ when it comes from the right person.

That is precisely why this image works as surrealist wall art. It’s funny, green and absurd, but there’s also something unsettling beneath the surface. A four-leaf clover symbolises luck, hope and chance, but here it also becomes a mask. What remains of a person when we see them only as a category, a problem or a threat?

This modern photo manipulation is ideal for anyone looking for four-leaf clover wall art, lucky art, green wall art, a surrealist poster, original wall art or art with a touch of humour. Looks great as a photo print, on canvas, aluminium Dibond or acrylic glass: particularly for a living room, office, study or hall where it’s nice to have something hanging that not only looks fun but also seems to look back at you – even without a face.