The Eden Series

The Eden Series depicts a species struggling to adapt to a world out of balance. It began with a small doodle of Adam and Eve as a single-celled amoeba in a post-apocalyptic Garden of Eden. The impetus came from the confrontation over teaching the Theory of Evolution in schools. The amorphous creature that I drew was at once male and female: quite literally, flesh made one.

The sketch seemed to embody a more general schism in the U.S. between science and religion—a conflict that is played out in controversies ranging from stem cell research to gay marriage. Another underlying theme is the looming presence of global warming. Remorse draws on Masaccio’s Expulsion: Adam is expelled from a city in flames with his “tail” between his legs. In Mammæ a many-breasted figure arises from a barren landscape sprouting babies galore, a fertility figure at once cautionary and hopeful. The Eden Series continues to evolve.