I Believe I Can Fly
18″ x 24″ x 28″
Aluminum, Barbie doll, decorative tape
2000

I Believe I Can Fly

This is purely an aesthetic mix of cultures.

A Carnival costume – an extract from the multi-faceted cultural arts of Trinidad & Tobago… 
The effect of the colorful moving wings symbolizes the cosmopolitan “rainbow” makeup and popular description of Trinidad & Tobago’s population.

The physical manifestation of the popular song 
“I Believe I Can Fly” from Black America’s R. Kelly gives this piece its name and adds yet another dimension.

Different cultures, yet together they testify to the power and unity of the African Diaspora

Then there is the flip side! Is it the white or the black?
There is that element of trust, even in that which we instinctively cannot trust;
and then there is the reciprocation of that trust, however reluctant.
This is the higher order, which, even in these times, even in today’s world ….
so often comes through.