Might as well be a throw rug

“Might As Well Be A Throw Rug” showcases Mufasa & Scar, two Disney characters from my formative childhood years. This trophy has plural connotations: visually referencing taxidermied animal trophies while also denoting an award for achievement. The beheaded characters are an assault on a soft and innocent object and the trophies a marker of success establishing a symbolic dichotomy that aims to challenge learned perceptions of success vs. failure in contemporary American Capitalism, and the engagement in production and consumption - the hunt - required to obtain this marketed product of success - The American Dream (is dead).