“Those gothic monster myths that arose out of the late Romantic era, such as the vampire, the Wolfman, or Frankenstein, are like phobic allegories of the primal fear culture feels as the body is increasingly perverted, corrupted, or mutated by the unknown, intangible forces of society, science, technology, medicine, or in other words, humanity itself.” (interview with Kiki Smith, by Contemporary Art Journal)

‘Soy manso,
sensible,
aborrezco la sangre.’
Fernando Pessoa (en 'Una cena muy especial')