"Secrets" is a fired clay portrait of Chantek, an orangutan that was proficient at sign language, which is why the hands were so important to me. The title of "Secrets" came from his handlers, who said that he would play a mischievous game with them. They would ask him a question and he would get this sly little smile on his face as if he had a secret before he would answer, often making them wait. Then he would laugh.
