MY WORK IS INSPIRED BY THE IDEA OF AFROFUTURISM, AN ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE MOVEMENT THAT MIXES ASPECTS OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, AND AFROCENTRISM. A FUTURE WHERE BLACK PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE ARE NOT ONLY EXISTING BUT ALSO THRIVING IS WHAT THIS MOVEMENT ENVISIONS. I WANT TO PORTRAY A FUTURISTIC WORLD THAT IS INFLUENCED BY AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY AND CULTURE THROUGH MY ART. THE PERSONA I DEVELOPED IS A DEPICTION OF THE AFROFUTURIST IDEAL, IN WHICH BLACK PEOPLE CAN DWELL OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT BEING CONSTRAINED BY THE LAWS OF TIME OR SOCIETY.
THE MOMENTS FROM THE CHARACTER'S LIFE THAT ARE DEPICTED IN MY ARTWORK RANGE FROM THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO THEIR EXPLORATION OF THE GALAXY TO THEIR ENCOUNTERS WITH OTHER ETERNAL CREATURES. I WANT TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF A WORLD WHERE BLACK CULTURE IS NOT ONLY EXISTENT BUT ALSO CHERISHED AND WHERE BLACK PEOPLE MAY LIVE WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS THROUGH MY ART. THE CHARACTER'S VIVID RED DREADLOCKS ALSO REPRESENT THEIR DISTINCT IDENTITY AND LINK TO THEIR AFRICAN ORIGIN, WHICH IS FURTHER EMPHASIZED BY THE INCLUSION OF AFRICAN-INSPIRED THEMES AND DESIGNS IN ALL OF THE ARTWORK.