We Sapiens did a great job beating out the Neanderthals!* They can’t make fictions that unite billions of people, but we can. Our religions, corporations, nation-states and economic systems are good examples of the fictions which we use to dominate other species, our planet and each other.
As I culled through the dump, I was held captive by the brands and products of our most powerful fiction which we live and die by, capitalism! I didn’t expect we would be worshiped by the trash. Honestly, the creatures from the dump tried their best to get me to make them in Sapiens’ image. I did what I could.
Most of us know that this fiction that we live by - where we consume and throw away so much- is not sustainable. But we always have our Sapien gift of fiction making. Let’s change the ending to this story.
*Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” by Yuval Noah Harari
The pilgrimage of a plastic creature in search of solace as viewed by a worshiper.
And the records of the second Pilgrimage of the Prophet Remote is available to those who come to the Temple of Sapienism.
Thank you Santa Cruz Artists Recycling Program S.C.R.A.P. for offering the residency that spawned The Temple of Sapienism.