In "Bridge of Fortune: Indian Creek Island Unveiled", Indian Creek Island emerges from above, rendered with shredded currency and resin on canvas—a profound meditation on wealth, isolation, and power. The shredded money forms the coastline and estates, capturing the immense opulence required to inhabit this exclusive sanctuary. Each fragment of currency embodies the island's inaccessibility, alluding to the elite wealth that separates its residents from the world beyond.
The resin evokes Biscayne Bay’s shimmering waters, creating a tangible barrier between the island and the mainland—a visual metaphor for the distance wealth can create. At the center, the sole bridge linking Indian Creek to the outer world stands stark, symbolizing the narrow, selective pathway to such privilege. Its presence is both a lifeline and a reminder of the island’s self-imposed seclusion, a fortress of affluence cut off by choice and by the constraints of status.
In using shredded currency as the medium, the work critiques the cycles of greed and the sacrifices made to pursue wealth. What was once valuable has been fragmented and flattened, highlighting how human desire for power often leads to isolation rather than connection. The piece invites viewers to question the true cost of luxury and the nature of power itself.
14"x14"x1" acrylics, resin, and shredded money on canvas, 2024.
$2500
