| This is the first chapter in The Tiger’s
Tale, a six-part visual myth within The History of Rock & Roll. The series tells the story of a tiger (Europe) who steals a dragon (Africa) and buries it in a new world—only to be undone by the dragon’s buried song, which empowers the people to rise.
Here, two armored charioteers charge forward—symbols of imperial conquest and motion. Below them, a faceted diamond glows in warm gradients, evoking wealth, illusion, and the glittering surface of colonial desire. The tale begins with theft and spectacle.
A halftone mouth appears in each of the six works, representing the tale teller—a voice fragmented, amplified, and textured like broadcast signal. In this piece, it emerges subtly, setting the myth in motion.
The Tiger’s Tale was meant to be paired with a companion series,
The Dragon’s Tale, which remains unrealized. Together, they would have told both sides of the myth: the theft and the resistance.
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