Mapping power as a continuum of symbolic authority, tracing the evolution and performance of legitimacy — from altar to throne, from sanctity to sovereignty —, is a cultural and political critique exposing how public reverence for religious and royal figures acts as a symbolic veil concealing the violent continuities of colonialism, neocoloniality, and capitalism.

“By protecting turtles, we are, in fact, defending the possibility of a healthy future for all, where nature can exist in balance.”