Untitled - Ozmo - 2006
🔹 Technique: Marker on PVC
🔹 Dimensions: 100 x 70 cm
🔹 Price : €6,000
🔹 Unique original work – Certificate of authenticity provided
Cruci Fixation explores themes of religion, ritual repetition, and the commodification of the sacred. Created with markers on PVC, the work presents a dense scene where crosses and statues of the Virgin Mary are repeatedly arranged against a backdrop reminiscent of a storefront or church window. The holy figures and crucifixes, traditionally symbols of devotion and faith, are multiplied to such an extent that they appear to become commonplace objects, losing their unique spiritual significance.
The repeating pattern of crosses and religious figures, arranged in methodical rows on a perforated PVC surface similar to a hardware store wall, introduces a subtle critique of how religious objects are sometimes presented as commodities to be consumed. This juxtaposition between sacred faith and the secular display of these objects questions the relationship between spirituality and materialism, as well as the way beliefs can be commercialized.
The virgins, with their halos and classic prayer postures, are depicted in a stylized manner, their wide-open eyes looking directly at the viewer, as if to question the nature of their own faith or devotion. The crosses, omnipresent and uniformly drawn, appear depersonalized, adding a touch of monotony and detachment to the scene, as if repetition has emptied the gesture of its spiritual essence.
The use of black and white marker reinforces this impression of austerity and reflection on the sacred and the profane, while PVC, an industrial material, underlines the tension between the divine and the ordinary. By titling the work Cruci Fixation , the artist plays on the words "crucifixion" and "fixation," suggesting a visual obsession or saturation that could evoke the way in which religious symbols are fixed in the collective consciousness, sometimes superficially or unreflectively.
Cruci Fixation invites us to contemplate how faith and devotion are represented and perceived in the modern world, pushing us to reevaluate our own relationship with sacred objects and symbols.
The work asks the question: at what point does repetition become meaningless, and how can we restore meaning to our expressions of faith and devotion in a world saturated with images and objects?
