Just Beyond My Imagination (2006 - 2007)

Installation - Indoor/Outdoor carpeting, cast plaster moulds, sand, engraved red carpet, flag pole with embroidered flag, golf ball.


Size – 15’w x 12’d x 8’h           Photo Credit – Remy Jungermann

Artist's Private Collection, The Milking Parlour, Walkers Dairy, St. George, Barbados.


The title of this work is adapted from the Barbados Board of Tourism’s marketing slogan “BARBADOS – Just Beyond Your Imagination”. Having hosted the Golf World Cup Championships, (December 2006) – complete with ESPN coverage - this small island state (21 x 14 miles) sees itself as becoming an international golfing center.

This work presents the countries of the archipelago (minus Haiti & Guyana) as sand traps locked into a sea of perfectly manicured green grass, no sign of water. The flag pole bears the ironic title of the work, making reference to ways in which the region continues to develop play grounds for the visitor, offering the best resources to only those who can afford it, while limiting progress and access to local people.

   

 

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