Weird art, writing, thoughts, and concept development from Lukas Anderson Booker
“What animal are you?”
It was a question I asked newfound friends and acquaintances in my early childhood. In my mind, everyone was both human and something else at the same time.
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We are social animals. We rely on norms set by others to know how to behave. Shame actually serves a vital role in keeping us within the boundaries of acceptable so that we are not made outcasts. After all, in previous eras, outcasts were likely to die.…
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Just as gender, cultural identity, and sexuality are critical aspects of a person’s identity, so can what I call monstrousness. Monstrousness affects our relationship with society’s rules regarding self-expression and creativity.…
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Wanna make a monster persona? Let’s do it! Monstersonas are awesome because there are no rules or restrictions – it can be almost entirely human-looking but with bizarre behaviors, or completely bestial, or abstract and surreal. Anything goes!…
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Do you talk to yourself?
Yes!
It’s not as weird – or detrimental – as some might have you think. I hear a lot of people, people with absolutely zero understanding of psychology, claim that talking to yourself is a sign of insanity. Really, it’s just socially awkward.…
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