The Chickens are in reference to the first, great migration of Puerto Ricans to New York during the fifties. They were poorly received but financial difficulties forced them to leave the countryside in search for manufacturing jobs in the city (instant wealth). The only flight they could afford was the midnight flight from San Juan, arriving some six hours later. Among peasants, this was known as the “Chicken Song Flight” as one would arrive to New York in the morning. Back home, it was the moment when the rooster would be doing its Coc-o-doodle. The red light is a reference to danger, an alert to the culturally weird, new arrival. Rumor has it that some would sneak their most prized possession, chickens, with them in to the plane. In spite the fact that the newcomers were trash (like the bottles inside) their bright, inner glow seeks to overcome prejudice.