Shane Hanson Mohammed Medium:
Canvas, mixed media: (acrylic paint, thread, cedar wood, coloured pencils and ink) Dimensions:
4 ft x 4 ft Year: 2026
Description:
Conceptual painting/ installation - Canvas to be hung directly from wall unstretched and ashes scattered below the piece as seen in photographs (Ashes are simulated by black painted wooden shavings).
Soil to Soul was specifically made with theme ‘Caribbean Soul’ in mind. When juxtaposing my interpretation of this theme along withmypast and presentwork, I chose to represent the soul bythesymbolic nature of ‘Ash/ashes’ in theTrinidadianand by extension, Caribbeanlandscape. The ash that moves through the air and land around me comes from either the mass burning of cane/grassland,or from the ritual of cremations. In both scenarios,the ash is in a process of transformation from one state to another that ultimately settles in our homes, rivers andback to the soil. Thecycle of a soul is similar by an ongoingsettlingin the Caribbean cosmic body.When the bodies of the indigenous to present burn away,so doesthe grass and cane from our fields. Backinto the soiltheashes go,carryingwith itthe nutrients of its past experiences, ready to seed/feed a new lifeand a new/renewed soul.
The soil to soul,back to soil,back to soul………………………………………
