Grants Town Trickster (2012-14)
Grants Town Trickster champions the artist as trickster through a personal mythology rooted in Joseph Campbell’s concept of the Monomyth, or Hero’s Journey. Drawing from my upbringing in the impoverished and often stigmatized community of Grants Town, Nassau, Bahamas, and my later assimilation into American culture, the work maps my progression across social and cultural spheres. It tells a story of transformation—from beginnings in both physical and mental poverty to a state of personal and creative enrichment. At once autobiographical and universal, the work positions the trickster as a vessel for selfhood and heroism.
Grounded in research, my practice engages with mythology, literature, and folk archetypes through critical inquiry. Using visual allegory and personification, I narrate and reinterpret lived experiences, weaving them with broader cultural narratives. My process draws from literature, documentaries, and conversations, blending fiction with reality to both mirror and critique social truths. Dark undertones—akin to those embedded in childhood fables—emerge throughout, revealing recurring menacing motifs that echo the struggles and complexities of life.