The Maze [This is William Kurelek's own interpretation of the painting]
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Group V  [middle and bottom right]

Life and death:  

 
Museum of Hopelessness being life and


  a) [middle right]  Museum of Hopelessness being life and

conveyor belt
  b) [below] the conveyor belt bearing the victim (me) inexorably to be crushed by the roller Death, I being one third there by the clock; 
me trying to convince myself that I am really mortal,
  c) [bottom right] the last picture is of me trying to convince myself that I am really mortal, using second hand information (the drawing) rather than examining the skeleton or coffin.