Grenada

The composition's brilliant green impasto dominates the composition, animated by yellow, pink, orange and crimson. Rounded masses contrast with clusters of pointed extensions and intricate internal divisions, creating an energetic visual rhythm. The dense green field can be read as evoking Grenada’s luxuriant landscape, while the scattered colours suggest cultural vitality. White negative space sharpens the irregular silhouette and gives its outward-reaching forms a sense of openness and movement.

Grenada lies in the southern Caribbean, comprising the main island and smaller islands including Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Its volcanic terrain supports forested mountains and fertile valleys. Indigenous Caribbean histories preceded European colonisation, while African heritage became fundamental to Grenadian society. Independence in 1974 established the modern sovereign nation. Grenadian identity draws together African, Caribbean and European inheritances. English is official, alongside Grenadian Creole traditions. Music, storytelling, carnival, dance, boatbuilding and craft remain important forms of cultural expression, while agriculture—especially nutmeg and other spices—has long shaped the island’s international character.

Green forms rise in a crowd of eyes, fronds and sharp extensions, with magenta-red strokes moving through them. Grenada's Kalinago inheritance and its later plantation colonial and independent histories make this abundantly inhabited figure more interesting than a simple botanical emblem. It appears to grow and bristle at once. The artwork does not depict a spice plant with certainty; its different points of growth offer a visual memory of a place shaped by both cultivation and human survival.