![]() ![]() ![]() It's the essential narrative of the fall of man into an imperfect world by an uncaring creator." ![]() "The way some people think about Paradise Lost, I think of Frankenstein. " Frankenstein, to me, is instrumental in the way I see the world," del Toro says during one portion of the show's audio guide. A scale replica of The Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth watches over the first room of the show, threatening to devour the souls of all visitors under 12. There's the Faun from Pan's Labyrinth, the Ghost Mother from Crimson Peak, The Bride of Frankenstein.Īnd according to the show's audio guide, the beastie that greets you at the entrance might be the only one capable of actually scaring del Toro. Sadly, none are of Kaiju proportions, but you will discover 22 full-size specimens, including characters from del Toro's own films and classic horror flicks. The biggest attractions inside, are, well, the biggest monsters. ![]() "Monsters are a way to make peace with the other."Īs Guillermo del Toro says in the audio guide for At Home with Monsters: "This is a monster that scares me." The Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth is meant to be a fairy-tale ogre, a beast that eats children and innocents. (One of the more compelling sections of the show, "Freaks and Monsters," also explores his personal connection to stories about characters that exist on society's fringes.) "Most people negate or satanize - demonize - darkness in themselves, rather than trying to understand it," he said. "The beauty of monsters is by their mere existence, without being provocative, they exist as a living difference, the living other," he told the crowd at the AGO. Monsters are a way to make peace with the other. Throughout the autobiographical exhibition, Del Toro explores his lifelong fascination with creatures of myth and fiction, and of the 450+ personal objects he's shared with the museum for this show, many of these items - sculptures and drawings and movie props and magazines - focus on the creatures that have always held his imagination. The name of the show is At Home with Monsters, and monsters you will find. Installation view from Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters at the AGO. Jazz hands! It's The Faun from Pan's Labyrinth. ![]()
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