Kinetic altarpieces, sacramental flying machines, and other relics from the collision of faith, art, and old-world technology.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Mendicant Resurrection Engine
A working ballista that shoots little paintings of dead monks into heaven (actually, across the room). It was inspired by a visit to the Capuchin Cemetery in Rome, where dried-out bodies of monks are propped up in catacombs, awaiting the Resurrection of the Dead.
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