Pedestal Review

A pedestal functions as a physical and symbolic "vehicle of distance". By raising an object or person above the common ground, we remove them from the messy, lived experience of humanity.

: Figures like David Bowie have challenged this, suggesting artists should live "deeply within life" rather than above it, treating the world as a "usable substance" rather than a stage for adoration. Emptying the Pedestal pedestal

Joss Whedon and the Feminist Pedestal: A Reading List - Longreads A pedestal functions as a physical and symbolic