Through the eyes of Catholicism the attachment a mother has to their child represents an overwhelming love that is expected to be willingly given. The maternal pain Mary has for her son while watching the crucifixion has created an idealized perception of filiation. The child is left with a romanticized version of their parent before conceding that they are the ones causing their crucifixion.      

The convergence of fragility and strength manifests tension in the work that points to the strain within parent-child relationships. The plaster holds the touch of the maker that signifies the body while evoking a sense that there is no beginning and end. The starkness paired with sanded textures that highlight imperfections, reference catholic relics, and emphasize that the truth can not be hidden. The paradox seen in the fragility of the folds and the weighted metal references the dynamics found when the parent can not provide what is desired from the child. 

 

How easy is it to violate another person when the creator possesses over the creation? In a decision of who owns the body, when does the creation shift from an object to a person in the eyes of the creator; and how long does a child need to live in a closeted denial that their parent provides love? When does the lack of shame in the parent’s promised impossibilities no longer control the child but instead motivates the confrontation of failed parenthood?