The Beirut Prayer
8 in / 20 cm
This sculpture, like the preceding (Letter to God), was designed during the Gulf War.
Although of solid build, a man, forced by circumstances that have drained him, is begging for help, praying on bended knee.
Often, when we hear tales of perilous expeditions in which people reach the limits of their strength and courage (such as solo crossings of an ocean, a desert or the Antarctic), there comes a moment when they ask for help, when they put their fate into the hands of a power greater than themselves. That is the moment I wanted to illustrate.
Anecdote
I imagined myself in my own way writing a letter to God.
Treatment
Bronze (8in/20cm). The figure’s skin is treated with ferric nitrate; the veil is adorned with bluish, opaque designs on a black background.
A series of ten and two artist’s proofs.
