Monsters made with medicine
Katharsis is a world of myth, flesh, and the surreal—where monsters emerge from medicine, and stories bleed beyond the page. Created by multidisciplinary artist and writer Kamil oshundara, Katharsis is an ongoing exploration of Afrosurrealism, body horror, and the liminal spaces between reality and dream.
Kamil Oshundara is a fine artist, writer and filmmaker from Atlanta that spent many years in Los Angeles honing their craft. They previously worked as the Cultural Executive for Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions, where they served as an on-set producer and cultural researcher to help develop projects such as; US, HUNTERS, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY & the CANDYMAN (2021) remake. Most recently Kamil served as a co-producer for a short film: SAINT NEON, and executive producer on Henry Selick's stop-motion animation feature, WENDELL AND WILD for Netflix.
While studying at UCLA, their interest in cultural studies and storytelling developed into a passion for Black speculative arts (horror, sci-fi, Afrofuturism, surrealism). As a multi-faceted artist, Kamil works to produce narratives that re-imagine representation through an elevated genre lens.
While studying at UCLA, their interest in cultural studies and storytelling developed into a passion for Black speculative arts (horror, sci-fi, Afrofuturism, surrealism). As a multi-faceted artist, Kamil works to produce narratives that re-imagine representation through an elevated genre lens.
Each work—whether in fine art, graphic novels, or cinematic world building—is an invocation. A glimpse into liberatory dreams, ancestral histories, and the grotesque beauty of transformation. Through layers of paint, movement, and narrative, Katharsis invites you to step into the in-between, where the monstrous becomes sacred, and the unknown becomes home.
Welcome to the ritual.