Mohammeds walking the wall…
It has been a week since I returned to Toronto from spending over 2 months at Alice Yard in Trinidad and Tobago. The images below are of work that I completed while there that contributed to the final installation on April 4th.
A mixed media mural of Mohammeds, acrylic, china marker and gel transfers, travelling across the gallery wall then being confronted with, and encircling an image of a bikini wearing Carnival reveller now covers the wall of the small gallery space located on site. Until they paint over it at least. While playing mas with friends I learned about the political directions that some bands delved into while enjoying the energy of Carnival – I played with the mas camp Cat in Bag Productions and they did this – while others joined bands free from political positions or message delivery and instead focused on jumping up and having a good time. It’s all about individual choices but can become very emotional for those who wish to folter the traditional elements of carnival and long for creative and innovative performance throughout the streets of Port of Spain.
Mohammed stands…
The Mohammeds designed to be cut out of aluminum to make stands.
Drawing Mohammeds…
I created a series of Mohammed drawings, some using aluminum stencils and transfers of the phonebook pages. All drawings will soon be posted in the work section of this site.