Project Description

This sculpture is a reproduction of an imaginary torso of a spiritual substant the homos-angelus - an angel whose anatomical skeleton resembles a multi-winged human being. Rendered with meticulous attention to detail, it presents itself as a model for a careful study of the possibility of an angel. The silver patina coating refers to traditions within Christian icon making where silver and gold were used to eliminate shadows and create a glow. The Rule of Law hangs in letters above, implying that an indivisible link exists between the dispensations of God's Providence and the sacraments of the Rule of Law.

Electroforming: Neda Saeedi, Maryam and Morteza Azizmohhamadi, Silver-plating: Kamran Karimkhan. Installation in collaboration with Neda Saeedi. Co-produced by Sharjah Art Foundation

April 2011