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Burlesque artist, Angie Zeiderman as a swamp mermaid/monster (a character she developed for an act) photographed in Lafitte, Louisiana.
As a part of Beneath A Paper Moon's nationwide study of American storytelling, this image accompanies writing about myth-making, religion and monsters. Specifically, this section of the project considers the Rougarou, a uniquely American swamp-dwelling monster born out of the convergences of desire, guilt, religion, and a legacy of colonialism.