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Sweden
Sculpture, basalt on Stone
Size: 98.4 W x 118.1 H x 27.6 D in
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I started this sculpture in the spring of 2001. On 9/11 the twin towers were hit and the now infamous image of the charred, leaning structures haunted the globe. My sculpture had started as a comment on the shared cultural origins of religions, mainly Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It was intended to create a question mark in the viewers consciousness, why so much fighting and bloodshed when there are so many similarities between the religions? Why not emphasize what they have in common instead of the differences? After the heinous attack on The World Trade Center, I was convinced that there would be religious retaliations throughout the world, so I hope that my sculpture will help us remember that we all come from the same place, have the same basic feelings, intuitions and code of conduct no matter what culture or religion we choose to belong to. The idea is that perhaps this work was found in an archeological dig somewhere in the world and that it is in some way an architectural fossil from an era when there were no differences between religions. My point is that looking back at the architecture from the earliest houses of worship, the styles are remarkably similar. Indeed throughout history, mosques and churches have readily been occupied by invading religious hordes of the opposite side and conveniently been used as a place of worship for the "opposite" religion thereafter. What conclusion can we draw from those facts? My conclusion is that we should be humble, show tolerance and practice what religion teaches, charity and generosity.
Sculpture:basalt on Stone
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:98.4 W x 118.1 H x 27.6 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Ships From:Sweden.
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I work in a number of different materials depending on what I want to communicate. I love sculpture and sculpturing, I love creating three-dimensional objects and I love the craft behind each individual discipline of sculpturing. The material is just a means of creating an idea in reality.
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