The Raft of Lamped usa sculpture, for example, is a play on Romantic painter Théodore Géricault’s The Raft of the Medusa. “Drawing parallels between the abandonment suffered by sailors in his shipwreck scene and the current refugee crisis, the work is not intended as a tribute or memorial to the many lives lost but as a stark reminder of the collective responsibility of our now global community,” Taylor wrote on his Facebook page.