Election Results: There Is A Meeting Here Tonight Series

"Election Results" is one work within the epic series There is a Meeting Here Tonight (1992-2001), which consists of 14 paintings and reflects political satire in the Caribbean. Human figures and dogs are predominant in each work, representing the population and politicians. Symbols of Christianity and Obeah, and references to the Caribbean and the U.S., suggest political statements on the relationship between the electorate and the elected. The figure seen in "Election Results" presents an offering of bread and, fish, a reference to Jesus Christ feeding the thousands, and perhaps suggesting the political figure is akin to the Christian religious figurehead. However, the fish is dangling, like bait, in a cord suspended from the sky and is in a precarious position to be taken away at a moment's notice.