CARIBBEAN QUILT | 2011 
 

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“63 Beach” 
We are usually confronted with images of the Caribbean 

which depict the area as sensual; where the water, sand and 
sky are usually crystal clear, luring potential tourists to take 
a break from their "real" lives. I decided to contest this by 

taking a scene from 63 Beach in Guyana and placing it 
against a complex, looming sky to reflect the multitude of 

histories and relationships that make up the Caribbean. The 
foreground and background share an intrinsic correlation, 

contrasting the way in which Caribbean reality is 
juxtaposed to the tourist's ideal. 

 
 

Tiffany Gurprasad 
University of Toronto, St George 

Arts & Science 
Caribbean Studies/Visual Studies 

Oil on Canvas 
48 x 38 
2008