James Crump, the author of Watson’s 2007 monograph, best explains this image: “Watson enjoyed photographing the monkeys because it was a personal project inspired by the unpredictability of these creatures. In very typical Watson fashion, he approached the subject matter graphically. The assemblage is created from a cut-up selection of individual portraits that revolve around moods and characters not dissimilar from those the photographer often extracts from his human sitters. The humorous composition is as complex as any he’s ever made."