Tropical Baby (Self-Portrait) Bebé Tropical (Autorretrato)
Carolyn Castaño painted
herself,
acrylic on canvas, glitter
on the afro,
small round mirrors on the afro
so that the hair
is you, the hair is we,
the hair is I
the viewer, round mirrors
como flores,
flores como tú, flores como
nosotres, flores
como yo, and rhinestones,
on the eyelashes,
glitter on the black outline
of geometric
shapes in the background.
The light
glimmers,
a gorgeous
self.
A Photographic Progression of the Self