in a culture where boundaries and borders serve as a means to enforce order, that which disregards such rules and divisions quickly becomes taboo. western culture has no patience for ambiguity. that which revels in its transformations is often relegated to the realm of the monstrous -- a site where it may be safely contained once more.

nonetheless in recent years the monster has gained a following. many identify with it, the unstable composite, above imagery of the stable and singular. like theorists such as mary douglas and julia kristeva i do not consider the monster to be irrevocably negative. instead i see it as a potential representation of a self that refuses to heed existing cultural and physical boundaries.

erdrich’s drawings speak of daily transformation. each is a snapshot of interpersonal and personal mutation and incongruity. they revel in the absurdity one feels in the midst of constant change.

this is a celebration. an attempt at acceptance. catching us between a laugh and a moan nothing is denied -- and everything is possible.

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