crucifix for the missionaries
of the company of mary
lima (peru)2012
Mark asked me to think of a large crucifix for the parish in Huaycan which would remind them of their work in Peru.
I knew of the “mission” of these people from Bergamo who for a few years had been working for free, from December to February, as master builders, carpenters, bricklayers and craftsmen for the sheer pleasure of helping others in the name of faith.
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Seven metres high. A cross. A Crucifix stripped of flesh in Passion, while doubting people go towards it like ants to seek faith in the midst of earthly works.
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I immediately thought of a cross and a Christ created by their hands with the simplest materials of their trade. Iron rods of different diameters used daily as a framework for concrete.
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A Crucifix where the cross and the man can be distinguished only from a close distance. A body made of iron rods supported by heavier pillar bars. A sign in space, where wind and dust pass through.
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The structure, which was designed together with engineer Marco Verdina, withstands gusts of wind up to 140 km/h.
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