January at Sunderland Minster
again sees the installation of artwork marking Holocaust Memorial Day (27
January; this year’s theme is Don’t Stand By), including ‘Babel’ by Barrie West.
‘Babel’, depicting businessmen
(crafted from toy soldiers) climbing over a glittering tower constructed of
guns, confronts us with the global arms trade. We have chosen to site the work
at right-angles to both the birth of the Prince of Peace (the crib scene will
remain in the south transept until the end of January) and his crucifixion (on
the wall above the altar in the Bede Chapel). Here, it is held in tension,
caught in the cross-hairs of love.
Here, we too are held in
tension…
No comments:
Post a Comment