Hommage à Daron Mouradian II 2013

Carlos Sablòn painted "Hommage à Daron Mouradian II," a tribute that navigates themes of identity, memory, and cultural heritage. The painting invites us into a dreamlike world where a child pilots a fish-shaped vessel through a surreal landscape. Sablòn, deeply influenced by his Cuban roots, mixes fantasy with the realities of cultural displacement. The child's journey becomes a metaphor for the navigation of cultural identity, particularly for those who exist between different worlds. The vessel itself, part-fish, part-machine, suggests a blending of nature and technology, echoing the complex relationship between tradition and progress. What does it mean to carry one’s heritage into an uncertain future? The artist prompts us to reflect on the stories we carry, and how they shape our journey.