"Trust" Stained Glass Commission
“Trust” 45"x52" Glass, stone, biological matter2016
One of the most incredible and divine things that human beings have access to is the physical creation of new life. The concept of where and how life is created is still one that boggles the mind.
No matter your religious or spiritual beliefs, all people agree that the creation of new life is a mysterious process. The act of two individuals finding each other and combining their genetic material to create an entirely new person is nothing short of a miracle.
This large scale light box is based on a real life event of a couple coming together to conceive a child. The portrait began as a discussion of the divine aspect of two individuals creating life. As the sculpture was being made as the child was born, but life had other plans.
The birthing process involved serious complications and the couple was unsure if their child would survive. Without the work and persistence of modern medicine, the divine entry of a new soul may have ended before it began.
Through an intensive process of medicine, perseverance and faith, the child pulled through and is now healthy and strong. Trust became a portrait not only of the divine nature of life, but of just how fragile life can be.
Trust was shown in March 2016 in My body is a battlefeild, SUB Gallery, Montreal.
