{"product_id":"reliquary-of-ruin","title":"Reliquary of Ruin","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBronze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrowned by Capital, Entombed by Time\" is a speculative relic - the kind of statue archaeologists from a distant future might dig up and mistake for a minor deity or a revered warlord, never realising it was once a cheerful mascot slapped on lunchboxes and cereal boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sculpture explores what happens when an icon is bled dry by corporate hands - rebranded, merchandised, franchised, and meme-ified until nothing remains but a hollow grin and a trademark symbol. Here, our beloved figure stands fossilised in misplaced glory, armored like a knight and riding a skeletal beast, as if history tried to remember them as heroic rather than over-marketed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a monument not just to the character, but to the absurdity of a culture that turned cartoons into gods - and then forgot why. Like a saint of consumerism or a martyr of marketing, this figure represents the final stage of brand loyalty: blind devotion, long after meaning has decayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short: it's what happens when you keep rebooting something until even the fossils are confused.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Howden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55326934401351,"sku":"3898","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/6159\/8279\/files\/68739282f173f_560_3898.jpg?v=1791390313","url":"https:\/\/www.artofprotestgallery.com\/products\/reliquary-of-ruin","provider":"Art of Protest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}