Popes, 2009
Post consumer cardboard, acrylic paint, metal leaf, Dimensions Variable
This work is installed in St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan. By juxtaposing the imagery of the church with the imagery of consumer culture (the imagery printed onto the boxes) I am contrasting the two dominant systems of belief in the western world. I am particularly interested in bringing together the overwhelming disposal of images found on any street in New York, with the precious maintenance of imagery that is traditionally found in the church.