The Tangled Self

Created by Colorado artist Sadie Young with collaborators from Spectra Art Space, The Tangled Self attempts to make our inner monsters more approachable, asking us to reflect on the question: Why is it sometimes easier to see the negative parts of self instead of embracing the positive?

Visitors can step inside the enormous mouths of towering monsters, dodge playful tube creatures, and discover hidden and unexpected surprises in this colorful yarn and fiber-based installation. The "inner monsters" of the shadow self—feelings like rage, grief, fear, and shame—are tamed as viewers are invited to face and embrace these emotions as part of healing.