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“Gentileschi; After 1612, Slumber In The Male Boneyard”

“Gentileschi; After 1612, Slumber In The Male Boneyard”
24″x18″. Phil Barrington, 2014. Polielettronica print from wet colour transparency with dyes & debris. Edition of 3.

“Here, from her ashes you lay. A broken girl so lost in despondency that you know that even if she does find her way out of this labyrinth in hell, that she will never see, feel, taste, or touch life the same again.” Amanda Steele.

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“Sophronia; Il Cristo Degli Cervice [The Saviour As Woman II]”

“Sophronia; Il Cristo Degli Cervice [The Saviour As Woman II]” 24″x18″. Phil Barrington, 2014. Polielettronica print from Colour Transparency with dyes & debris. Edition of 3.

“I have long had a theory that the popularity of Christianity has always depended on its appeal to the sadism of its adherents. The exceptional should be crucified, saith Society; and somehow everyone suspects (in spite of all arguments to the contrary) that if there is a God, he may be exceptional in some way. So the figure of Christ crucified becomes the figure of the dangerous exceptional alien — suitably defeated. ‘Only a suffering God can help’, said Bonhoeffer, licking his lips.” Celia Green.

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