Neither the superheroes nor the antiheroes, or even the guachimanes are part of the state police force. However, they impact society and have an influence over the citizen, without there being any control over them. But, who are these –real and fictitious- characters who strive to have authority to safeguard security and repress the “evil” against ordinary people who live and travel in the cities?
In that sense, artist Carlos Llobet Montealegre starts with a question used in several scenarios to ask about who are those who wield power over public and private property. Who watches over the watchers? Is his starting point to propose a satirical analogy between the comics superheroes, the antiheroes and the guachimanes in Costa Rica.
Using stencil and spray paint intervened serigraphs, Llobet makes a series based on the appropriation of cover pages from the golden age of comics, and substitutes the iconic elements with new fantastic “anonymous heroes.
