Fragments of paradise
Waite, Denise
2020
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My heart unravels across the Atlantic, buoyed
forward by the gusts of vague waves that billow across its surface. I love to watch my
reflection ripple through the ocean, like crests in the tide, surging forward only to
disappear in the flow. As I imply, I search for an elusive sense of self in my
portraits. What I seek is fugitive, like the ever-shifting shoreline. I look to the myth
of Medusa ... read moreas a conduit to investigate my memories of Jamaica and my understanding of my
identity. I explore the duality of being both beautiful and monstrous, seen and
invisible, goddess and demon.
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