Virgin Sacrifice
Most nights I walk to the end of my street and contemplate The Virgin Mary. Her statue stands in front of an order of nuns (Mother Theresa's order). In trying to understand her/it, I meditate on the sculptural form. Tonight I noticed that she's always the same, but her surroundings (flowers, incense, tree leaves) are in constant change.
One day I'll research the history of Mary's emergence into the Christian iconography. A few months ago I attempted to begin an homage to this Virgin by a virgin sacrifice as depicted in Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal' It was to be a witch burning (referred to in this blog a few months ago). Not a real virgin sacrifice. I did a photo shoot with a talented model, capturing her performace for the purpose of doing a full-scale sculpture.
As I was about to begin the sculpture, the old wooden ladder I planned to set the sculpture on was stolen. It took all the wind out of my sails. I'll never do it now. Why steal an old ladder?
One day I'll research the history of Mary's emergence into the Christian iconography. A few months ago I attempted to begin an homage to this Virgin by a virgin sacrifice as depicted in Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal' It was to be a witch burning (referred to in this blog a few months ago). Not a real virgin sacrifice. I did a photo shoot with a talented model, capturing her performace for the purpose of doing a full-scale sculpture.
As I was about to begin the sculpture, the old wooden ladder I planned to set the sculpture on was stolen. It took all the wind out of my sails. I'll never do it now. Why steal an old ladder?
posted by Bill Pocock at 5:53:00 p.m.
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