Sierra transforms this commercial iconography of virile productivity into a homoerotic meditation on Caribbean masculinity and insular desire. The artist merges himself within this staged environment as "subject of aesthetic creation," reclaiming the fisherman image that promised strength and vitality to children but now becomes vehicle for exploring queer embodiment and the erotics of labor. The work addresses what Sierra describes as "reversion to his past". By positioning his own nude body within this iconographic framework, Sierra asks what happens when the object of the commercial gaze becomes the subject wielding it.
 
The artist was fascinated by certain images he had a connection with since childhood, transforming them into iconography, such as the image of a fisherman carrying a codfish of almost the same size on his back. This composition is complemented by the use of a dairy remedy, the traditional multivitamin "Scott's Emulsion." These iconic elements, which he grew up with in the 1990s, still exist and are a source of resonance, suggesting the artist thanks to the place where he conceived this series. "Insular Desire" is a reminiscence of his past. Sierra's current work continues to be based on his self-representation, from which he approaches a homoerotic perspective by configuring staged environments with objects in which he integrates himself as a "subject of aesthetic creation"
 
Iconic Scott Emulsion fisherman reimagined through homoerotic gaze—1990s Colombian childhood iconography transformed into queer Caribbean self-representation. Archival nude photography from Deseo Insular. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.