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Kriss Munsya’s The Eraser is a photographic series that deeply explores memory, identity, and the impact of systemic racism. Through a process of revisiting and reinterpreting past experiences, Munsya creates a visual dialogue between past traumas and present aspirations, offering a critical reflection on internalized supremacy and its long-lasting effects. The series captures moments of transformation as the protagonist attempts to reconcile the disconnect between who he was and who he strives to become. The Eraser examines how these memories, though painful, hold the potential to inform a future shaped by resistance and reclamation.

Keep The Car Running is a key work within this series, highlighting the artist's attempt to grapple with a childhood memory that has been both formative and unsettling. The artwork reflects on a road trip Munsya took with his family to Germany when he was six years old. Stopping at a low-budget hotel along the highway, Munsya was struck by the contrast between his modest surroundings and the luxurious hotel across the road, where affluent white families enjoyed their vacation by the pool. This moment of jealousy and longing became an indelible part of his memory, symbolizing a sense of alienation that would follow him into adulthood.

Now, as an adult, Munsya reflects on this childhood experience through Keep The Car Running, seeking to reclaim and reframe the memory. The image speaks to the artist's desire to change the past in order to shape his future, an attempt to erase the self-doubt and inferiority he felt as a child. Yet, as the series suggests, memory is not easily manipulated. The process of revisiting these formative moments brings up unexpected emotions and realizations, forcing the artist to confront aspects of his past that complicate his understanding of self.

Keep The Car Running invites us to consider how memories of disparity, class, and race influence the present, and how these deeply ingrained perceptions must be challenged in order to heal. The work not only addresses personal growth but also speaks to the broader question of how one reclaims agency over their identity in a system that has sought to define them by external standards. Through striking visual metaphors, Keep The Car Running becomes an act of both personal and collective transformation, reflecting the complexity of navigating memories shaped by racial and socio-economic divides.

The Eraser was a finalist for the prestigious Hopper Prize (2021).