Multi faceted work entitled Genesis by Terry Suprean analyzes his personal relationship with his own father as a way into a discussion of "the father as god" role in patriarchal society through religious references, personal and cultural history, and ritual.

Suprean's work reflects his emotional conflict in the process of maturity--the Genesis of masculinity from birth into "manhood". Genesis is a highly personal investigation that deals with the creation of the history and mythology of the contemporary white western male through both sympathetic and critical analysis. Suprean expresses mixed feelings of nostalgia and emotional conflict that emerge from the gap between the presence of his own father and his own presence as an adult male.

Genesis attempts to lead to wider social discussions on these issues through the investigation of the intersections between personal and cultural history and the making process.