Self-portrait As A Flower Pot by Dieter Roth (1971)

A terracotta pot sprouts two eyes, a nose, and a thin-lipped mouth. The title, *Self-portrait As A Flower Pot*, is scrawled beneath in uneven capitals. Inside the pot, a single green shoot curls upward, its leaves sketched in loose, wobbly lines. The ochre of the clay contrasts with the pale ground, while the handwritten text adds a layer of deliberate messiness. The whole thing feels like a doodle you’d find on the back of a napkin, only framed. Hang it above a kitchen shelf or beside a potted plant—anywhere that needs a quiet, wry interruption to the usual still life.