Inspired by the Kongos» (
of the Democractic Republic
of the Congo)
power figure nkisi nkondi, Destierro (Displacement, 1998 - 99) represents the spirit
of the Cuban people who awakens in order to make good on the promise
of revolution that has yet to happen; even without this specific cultural context, the artwork haunted me as a
symbol of a popular consciousness, political betrayal, and a building hunger for change.