| This is the third 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.
In this piece, the composition splits between lush, organic forms on the left and stark white masts of a ship on the right. The floral shapes evoke ancestral rhythm and natural abundance—Africa’s sonic and cultural richness. The ship’s masts signal the transatlantic crossing: the moment of theft, displacement, and burial.
Near the center-right, a red halftone mouth pulses like a wound or a broadcast—fragmented, amplified, and persistent. It’s the tale teller’s voice, emerging through rupture. The background glows with gradients of green, yellow, and purple, suggesting both vibrancy and distortion.
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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