At first I was stunned then actually confused. How could our beautiful emerald seas be so transformed by the monster Hurricane Dorian as to effect such utter devastation?

With the intention of authentically expressing the plight and displacement of our people, I drew on personal experiences. Images seared in my mind of gutted homes and godforsaken trees —lined up as if in a stupor—were the genesis of a series of sculptured dwellings mounted on stilts.

Although the work as a whole expresses the catastrophic, it is infused with reflections on resilience, healing, and hope. — Chantal Bethel