"Shake, Rattle and Roll"

In his art piece, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll", Richard Glazer Danay hangs a myriad of different objects, mostly children's toys, together in a seemingly chaotic, but coherent, piece. Items such as a Spider-Man toy, a rubber duck, and a plastic water bottle, which are things we might see in a typical American suburban neighborhood or city, are mixed with colorful beads and furs, items which are seen as traditionally "Native American." If presented independently with objects such as a rubber duck and a beaded necklace, most people would see a sharp contrast; However, Danay portrays that the apparent contrast which appears to exist between these items need not be the center of our focus; if this contrast were really so stark, why then does the piece appear to have such seamless coherence? Danay's piece is an example of autoethnography which redefines the urban, Native American experience; it seems to emphasize that items from these different cultures do not need to be isolated, but are brought together and meld to create new cultural significance in an urban context, such as in There, There.