By Keira St. Rose
Artist Perry Baptiste has revealed his inspiration behind the “BumBum Wall” art for Saint Lucia Carnival 2024.
Baptiste, known for infusing his creations with thematic depth, explained that the 2024 edition’s theme, “Heat,” captured the essence of what revelers could have anticipated at this year’s festivities.
Baptiste explained that his theme symbolizes the vibrant energy and passion synonymous with the Saint Lucia Carnival.
The artist explained that he used many bright colors like orange, red, and yellow to bring out what he calls “that vibrant Lucian fire”.
His artwork on the wall opposite the the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School (CCSS) features intricate depictions of iconic landmarks like the Pitons, the exuberant carnival costumes, crowds, and artistes.
According to Baptiste, the “BumBum Wall” is central to carnival culture, where all the fun and heart of the event come together.
This year marks Baptiste’s second consecutive collaboration on the wall, following its inception as a canvas for artistic expression during Carnival 2023.
Revelers were invited to take a photo on the ‘BumBum’ Wall using the hashtag #bumbumwall758 and tagging @ carnivalsaintlucia.
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St.lucia is a doomed society…I see a bunch of belly nude filthy butts corrupting the younger minds,from the gov’t down to the ppl are sick in their minds to think this behavior is ok to expose to our children …what a sick society.
I hope SLT acknowledge the double standard…your often block ppl post but gives full media coverage of this filth.
@John Public
I see your rant. But say, what is it that riles you up so much when people are just enjoying themselves and moving their bodies in ways their joints and limbs allow them to? I sense a bit of the righteous in you, perhaps even the self righteous…is there something wrong with seeing the human body in such splendor? We were all born naked and yet as we grow older, we have become ashamed of what makes us human. Perhaps the issue is with society itself, who has for generation after generation and often time through religious indoctrination has made us feel ashamed of the human flesh. Perhaps society must start teaching us how to think of the human physique as beautiful, unique in the animal world and something to be admired. As it stands, the Scandinavian countries have some of the most liberal views on everything from religion to morality…I once spoke to a Scandinavian friends and she was quite open about the fact the people in Scandinavia were very open minded about sex, teenage pregnancy and no topic related to Human existence was off limits to talk to kids about. In fact it was not uncommon to see family members walking around the house in the nude..And yet the Scandinavian countries have the lowest level of teenage pregnancies, lowest level of sexually transmitted diseases, highest levels literacy and educational achievements, highest standards of living, very stable societies and as it stands, Scandinavia has a huge human progress index, atleast 70% of the population don’t believe in god or follow any prescribed religion and yet they have the most stable societies while enjoying everything that makes them human…that says a lot….WHY? Because society ensured that people are taught from an early age the things that make them human and how to think and rationalize for themselves…Perhaps our society should be open minded rather than sticking to dogmatic religio-moralistic tropes that does nothing to move out society forward. Society should teach us to think critically, rationally, giving us the information we need to make better informed choices and rather than seeing twerking derrieres as a afront to morality, see it as we celebrating what was taken from our ancestors for 400 plus years…..their liberty and freedom.
Back@u CWIZ…as Atheist as you are!were you even blessed enough to reproduce kids?then if so why would you allow your young dawta and son to memorize this Sodom and Gomorrah indecent behavior similar to some Pornhub site…..you fools ever wonder why nobody cares and why our young youths murdering each other….Dat dere my lost sheep is where the moral fabrics have gone,long gone…I remember in my days as a youngster going to canaval if a young lady wore such skimpy outfits she would be labeled as a dutty horse and it would also be an embarrassment to her,her family,her school,and she would be like a stain to society but now anything goes and self righteous ppl like you egg it on becus a yuh a part of di unrighteous plan…i know you long time this is not the first time you’ve cross my path,i always see your post I’ve never counteract dem cuz you are who you are,a Blasphemy.