A crucifix for the right to contraception and sexual
education
The
copper sculpture depicts a pregnant teenager in natural size crucified on a big
cross. It is a harsh comment to the impact of the fundamentalist branch of the
Christian church, with former President Bush and the Pope in the lead, on
contraception and sexual education. Women, including teenagers, bear the brunt
of the disastrous consequences of the ban on condoms based on ´Christian´
morality
The inauguration
of the sculpture took
place on 1st December 2006, international AIDS day, in front of the Cathedral
of Copenhagen.
The
sculpture was launched globally at the World Social Forum 2007 in
Nairobi, Kenya.
Campaigning
in Nicaragua: In May 2007, and once again in May 2008 the
sculpture was the focal point of a campaign against the extremely restrictive abortion
policy of the country.
In the coming years the sculpture will be
displayed at various sites all over the world. Sites of main priority are in
front of the Vatican, in the European Parliament and somewhere in the USA.
Go to the main page of the project.
HERE
you find plenty of photos of the sculpture.
Click
HERE for Wikipedia’s presentation of the project.
Other projects with relation
to religion:
Fundamentalism Short
description
The Golden Calf Short
description
The Tenth Plague Short description
Click HERE for short presentations
of Jens Galschiot’s manifold projects.
Click HERE for an overview of Jens Galschiot’s sculptures.
Jens Galschiot’s homepage