This was my first MadMapper project. I had a friend at the time that had just spent time in a Native American reservation and his stories effected me strongly. I was also exploring the art of mandalas at the time and I was intrigued by the way the mandalas I was making were reminiscent of the dreamcatchers he had learned to make, and thus taught me. The mandalas I coded for this project are infinite, like the cultures of these native peoples. However, this culture is being threatened by forces without and within their communities and the mandala made of light is meant to represent these forces, as the light can be effected by so many factors around it.