The Brian Lara Promenade Memorial

A model of the Brian Lara Promenade Memorial to the good, bad or indifferent. The subject, Andy James is etched on glass, a young man known as Canada and nicked name saltfish by many women from his district.....hmm. Source: Newsday newpaper

The ghostly image you see is an impression of one of the many people killed in Trinidad by some form of violence in 2008. As a statement to the deep concerns that we all share in Trinidad and Tobago, and for the senseless scourge of crime, the bookman and Adele offer this memorial to Trinidad and Tobago. The project culminated at the Brian Lara Promenade consists of a series of etched plates comprising of an epitaph with the names of the victims. Each plate is numbered. So far the murder figure since the year 2000 has reached over 2000 people. The memorial may be a place for reflection, memory and forgiveness.

The memorializing may lift the heavy burden which this country feels. The influx of crime is due by a general consensus by the introduction of American cable and the deportation of expiates from north America.

Older women to her neighbour; If I hear pow, pow, pow, I eh pulling meh curtaining to peep, I hitting the floor.

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I am not forgotten - a play on the Trinidad and Tobago's youth.

This painted partition is part of four panels which were used as a backdrop for a theatrical play called, I am not forgotten organized by Restorers Enhancement Group. The organization focuses on the ability and potential of young people from Diego Martin. I am not forgotten was performed at the Central Auditorium in Port of Spain, Trinidad earlier this year by a group of young people ranging from ages 5 to 20 years. They portrayed themselves through monologues, drama, dance and song.

The airbrush artist, Derek Mohammed was commissioned to do this set and he was capable of expressing the range of emotions which are affecting young men in Trinidad and Tobago. I am not forgotten was a venue used to voice their concerns at a time where many young people feel uncertain about their future. The fairly large airbrush paintings shows the passion in its facial expressions. Here is a painted portrait of a young man in the state of Joy, anger, sadness and contentment.

Laughter and grief as part of thebookmann header.


The ticket for I am not forgotten at the Central Bank Auditorium, Port of Spain, Trinidad

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Where I lay I shall be remembered

The British artist, Tracey Emin puts a spin on her personal life by combining both art and reality in a piece entitled, My Bed. A mattress littered with her personal artifices such as paper waste, undergarments, condoms, liquor bottles and cigarettes. In 1999, It was short-listed for the Turner Prize.

In 2005, on the streets of Port of Spain, Trinidad, this public installation, like Tracey Emin’s work is of personal effects. What you see is not a performer or a mannequin but rather a homeless man in complete solitude. All his possessions are littered besides him. Food containers, clothing, bedding and newspapers. And where he sleeps is in a decrepit bus shelter. This is his, My Trini Bed, available to any gallery willing to accept it. The Last Thing I Said is Don't Leave Me Here.

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One woman to the other; I had to move over on de road, he taking up d pavement with he queen size
Queen size - The size of the cardboard used as a bed mat

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Vendor huts for the carnival season 2006

The grounds at the Queen’s Park Savannah is home to a site specific installation called Sheds. This is a series of pink and blue wooden huts which are in the process of being built on the most predominant sidewalks in Trinidad and Tobago, the Queen’s Park Savannah.


A chair and a platform, Queen’s Park Savannah, Trinidad 2005