THE RETURN OF VIRACOCHA
Legends of a figure arriving from the sea... bringing knowledge, agriculture and civilization. Viracocha might have been a man, a god or symbol of a better society... regardless Viracocha had an effect on the people of the Andes Mountains.
Many cultures tell a story of mankind being bestowed the secrets and knowledge of "the gods", from Prometheus bringing fire to mankind, Adam and Eve trying the Fruit of Knowledge, to Viracocha teaching people how to improve life with new or rediscovered technologies.
What would a 21st century version of one of these figures look like? Would we treat them as heretics, saviors, or a threat? What if in a dilapidated society of the future, A.I. was rediscovered and brought with it all the lost information of our past...would our retrograded society see it as a god or source of truth? Would we be cut by the double edged blade of technology as mankind has been throughout history?
The Return of Viracocha, 2023. Printed media collage.
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