This work explores liminal identities which are forced to maneuver through varying socioeconomic backgrounds and racial cultures. HouseMan is a creature that finds itself in a new world and uses his homes as a protection. These homes, which were originally a source of comfort, become a burden because of the negative connotations their appearance exudes. Beneath HouseMan’s façade exists a body which is an amalgamation of the different environments he has inhabited. HouseMan’s presence causes a psychological and physical volatility which results in an ungrounded being searching for a “steady” space to exist in. Originally, I thought of HouseMan’s existence as something to pity because he would never have the ability to identify himself or acclimate to a space. Now I see his identity allows him to enter and exit spaces at will. Houseman exists in a place of constant tension but also, as Gloria Anzaldua describes, in a place “where the missing or absent pieces can be summoned back, where transformation and healing may be possible, where wholeness is just out of reach but seems attainable.”

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