Artist's hand-written statement in the work: 'The title of my book is 'Xisiwana' which means Homeless. The book specifically explores the poverty that still exists in our society and which our government still seems to ignore, dragging their heels so as not to fix the problem. The figures and buildings depict some the facts that are still a challenge in our country.'

As the experiences of homelessness, such as feelings of uselessness and having no value, is metaphorically contained in the materials from which the book is made: weeds and exotic (undesirable) plants, the book demonstrates a fine example of material/content self-reflexivity and self-consciousness.