"middle passage" was created out of large rock, broken concrete, and wood. it depicted the narrative of black people in africa, going through the middle passage and into slavery. the work was installed on north avenue at south kendall street in aurora, illinois. the sculpture acted as a perimeter protecting to his environment and went on to include imagery from the civil rights movement, all with three-quarters to life sized figures. most of his work is built with found materials with a cement mixture covering armatures and then painted. he calls the patina the sculptures gain through exposure to the outdoor elements "weatherization."