"The Angel Esmeralda" is the title story of Don DeLillo's first collection of short stories. The story takes place in the 1990's in New York. Esmeralda is a 12 year old girl living on the Bronx's killing streets, and after her death, neighbors claim to see her face in an orange juice advertising billboard, considering it a miracle.

I chose to create this totem portrait of Esmeralda out of debris and paint-splatter to resemble a semi-religious inner-city memorial.