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Of Roots and Wings explores the intersection of heritage, grace, and quiet power through the image of Naomi Osaka during her 2021 match; when a butterfly touched her face and hand. This moment, both tender and transcendent, mirrors the journey of first-generation Haitians who rise as trailblazers in spaces never built for them. This piece honors those who carry the pulse of Haiti within them; giants grounded by ancestral strength yet propelled by vision. The butterfly becomes a metaphor for transformation: fragile in form, unstoppable in flight. Through color, and symbolism, Of Roots and Wings celebrates Haitian resilience as something both inherited and self-forged; a living reminder that our beginnings do not confine us, but rather give us the wings to ascend.
Of Roots and Wings explores the intersection of heritage, grace, and quiet power through the image of Naomi Osaka during her 2021 match; when a butterfly touched her face and hand. This moment, both tender and transcendent, mirrors the journey of first-generation Haitians who rise as trailblazers in spaces never built for them. This piece honors those who carry the pulse of Haiti within them; giants grounded by ancestral strength yet propelled by vision. The butterfly becomes a metaphor for transformation: fragile in form, unstoppable in flight. Through color, and symbolism, Of Roots and Wings celebrates Haitian resilience as something both inherited and self-forged; a living reminder that our beginnings do not confine us, but rather give us the wings to ascend.