This work comes from a series that explores how this current time of political, social, and economic turmoil and uncertainty is affecting the individual, unmooring one from notions of truth and finding common ground. The work is titled "A Simple Test." It depicts a man wielding an axe as if to destroy the chair upon which he is standing. The chair is a symbol of what we all know to be common and true. Just as chairs come in many sizes, shapes, colors, etc., one always can recognize a chair for its purpose. No doubt, most people will trust a chair to function as it is constructed, not only because of past experiences sitting in chairs, but because of the purpose of its form. Here, this notion is being given a trial of deconstruction, and as such, the image is an allegory to today's cynical tests in faith.