Carousel
Torn paper on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Carousel transforms a familiar childhood ride into something more layered and psychologically complex. Built from fragments of torn paper, the composition surrounds two young riders, one black and one white, with a swirling environment of painted horses, movement, and fractured imagery, turning the carousel into a stage for emotion, memory, and quiet tension. Though the figures share the same circular motion, they seem suspended in separate inner worlds, suggesting both connection and separation within a shared experience.
Though the figures share the same circular motion, they appear suspended in separate inner worlds. Their gestures and expressions suggest both connection and separation — a reminder of how people can occupy the same space while experiencing it in profoundly different ways. The collage’s layered surfaces and shifting perspectives heighten this feeling, creating an atmosphere that is at once playful, uneasy, and deeply human.
Through its textured construction and dreamlike imagery, Carousel explores themes of childhood, identity, and the invisible boundaries that exist between individuals, even within moments of shared joy.
Carousel
Torn paper on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Carousel transforms a familiar childhood ride into something more layered and psychologically complex. Built from fragments of torn paper, the composition surrounds two young riders, one black and one white, with a swirling environment of painted horses, movement, and fractured imagery, turning the carousel into a stage for emotion, memory, and quiet tension. Though the figures share the same circular motion, they seem suspended in separate inner worlds, suggesting both connection and separation within a shared experience.
Though the figures share the same circular motion, they appear suspended in separate inner worlds. Their gestures and expressions suggest both connection and separation — a reminder of how people can occupy the same space while experiencing it in profoundly different ways. The collage’s layered surfaces and shifting perspectives heighten this feeling, creating an atmosphere that is at once playful, uneasy, and deeply human.
Through its textured construction and dreamlike imagery, Carousel explores themes of childhood, identity, and the invisible boundaries that exist between individuals, even within moments of shared joy.