Guardian Monsters
Every Guardian Monster is an amalgamation of real experiences. Every Guardian Monster is a chimera, a combination of characteristics observed from our world’s flora and fauna, and sometimes machine, and sometimes the human condition – or at least their physical characteristics as a whole are manifestations of such. Every Guardian Monster figurehead is an artifact of a moment gone by and a moment yet to come. “Monster” as a spiritual tool is a tradition I willfully jumped into. I am engaging a conversation about ritual and religion. I facilitate acts of spiritual reclamation through Guardian Monster workshops. I posit that totem, talisman, god, demon, angel, witch, hero, and spirit from any tradition can be equally used as devices of oppression. To counteract the misappropriation of the mystical, Guardian Monsters seize power from an authoritarian state and return power to the hearts and minds of the individual.
