L'affront des chimères

There is a great deal of mystery in the Other, especially when the Other falls outside the norm. By using suspense, we seek to welcome this element of mystery that can sometimes frighten us, convinced that when fear steps out of the shadows and into the light, it suddenly appears less terrifying.

Drawing on a culture of competition and pressures related to body image, we focus in particular on performance anxiety, marked by the fear of displeasing, of not measuring up, of failing to meet expectations, of not being “ideal.”

But who creates this unattainable ideal? What becomes of it when one lives with a functional diversity that systematically marginalizes them? What if this ideal—like Frankenstein’s creature, assembled piece by piece—were the true threat, the real monster to be confronted?