Tlazolteotler's Temple

By Lesley Guy 2015

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An event based around Aztec ritual and Tlazolteotl - the goddess of filth, sexual guilt and purification. Totaller acted out the role of concealed priests, making and serving quesadillas. 70 plates were drawn in total by Dale Holmes, Lea Torp Nielsen and me. Commissioned by East Street Arts, Leeds

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Totaller

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Double Bowie (Ritual Divining Mace)

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Metamorphoses

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