Poem for Yemanja, 1988

Constructed in Brazil after attending the ceremonies for Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian deity of the ocean and Mother of the Fishes. The piece consists of seven wooden shelves, each containing old bottles filled with water from various places around the world, collected by myself or friends. It is interesting to create a new geography: a river in Africa sits on the shelf next to one in New York.

77" x 40"