"Cruci Fixation"
100 x 70 cm, Marker on PVC, 2006
“Cruci Fixation” is a work that explores themes of religion, ritual repetition, and the commodification of the sacred. Done in marker on PVC, the work presents a dense scene where crosses and statues of the Virgin Mary are repetitively arranged on a backdrop reminiscent of a store display or a church window. The holy figures and crucifixes, traditionally symbols of devotion and faith, are here multiplied to such an extent that they seem to become banal objects, losing their unique spiritual meaning.
The repeating pattern of crosses and religious figures, arranged in orderly rows on a perforated PVC surface similar to a hardware store wall, introduces a subtle critique of how objects of worship are sometimes presented as commodities to be consumed. This juxtaposition between sacred faith and the profane display of these objects questions the relationship between spirituality and materialism, as well as how beliefs can be commercialized.
The virgins, with their halos and classical prayer postures, are depicted in a stylized manner, their wide-open eyes looking directly at the viewer, as if to question the nature of his own faith or devotion. The crosses, omnipresent and uniformly drawn, seem depersonalized, adding a touch of monotony and detachment to the scene, as if repetition had 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 an obsession or visual saturation that could evoke the way in which religious symbols are fixed in the collective consciousness, sometimes in a superficial or unreflective way.
“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 to 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?
