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Salcedo's sculptures are composed of found objects-such as clothing and furniture-that carry associations with the body and its domestic realm. She subverts our accustomed responses to these familiar objects and exposes our internalized fears, anxieties, and emotional fantasies. Here, the artist has transformed a well-worn, old-fashioned baby's crib into a barricaded cage, perhaps suggesting that motherhood can become obsessive and claustrophobic. This metaphor of protection and isolation may be particularly poignant for Salcedo-in certain South American countries, young political activists have been known to "disappear" and their infants put up for adoption.