As U.S. politicians increasingly use playbooks written by historical authoritarian leaders, my work reflects on this growing aspect of politics, and relates back to interests in the psychology of desire that have been prevalent in my previous work.The focus of this series involves the role public monuments have played in the 20th century in reminding followers of their political object of desire. Through a series of mock sculpture proposals for a public park space in Brockport, NY, I imagine how a public space might be transformed into a symbol of authoritarian power.