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Broken For You II

2021

wall hung trays: height 25" x width 25" x depth 1.75" each

pulpit: height 49" x width 26" x depth 16" 

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prepackaged communion cups, aluminum, sizing, faux gold leaf, printed labels

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Referencing Luke 22:19 (New International Version) and Lenny Duncan's Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US, I present parallels between reverently remembering Christ's sacrifice in the Christian Communion ritual with recognizing BIPOC who disproportionately lose their lives at the hands of police brutality. The victims' names printed on each communion cup and set into oversized communion trays and a pulpit highlight how systemic discrimination and specifically, the criminalization of marginalized individuals continues to tragically affect families across the United States.

The names are sourced from the Washington Post's Police Shooting Database

bandejas: altura 63cm x ancho 63cm x prof. 4.5cm cada una

púlpito: altura 124cm x ancho 66cm x 40cm

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tazas de santa cena empaquetadas, aluminio, adhesivo, hoja de oro falso, etiquetas imprimidas

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Con referencia a Lucas 22:19 (Traducción en Lenguaje Actual) y el libro, Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US escrito por Lenny Duncan, presento paralelos entre el ritual Cristiano de tomar la santa cena recordando el sacrificio de Cristo, con el reconocimiento de personas negras, indigenas y de color que fallecen desproporcionadamente mediante la brutalidad policial. Los nombres de las víctimas imprimidas en cada taza de santa cena y colocadas en bandejas y púlpito destaca como la discriminación estructural y específicamente, la criminalización de individuales marginalizados continua afectando familias trágicamente a lo largo de los Estados Unidos.

Los nombres provienen de la Base Informativa de Tiroteos Policiales en el Washington Post

gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
oversized, gilded communion trays with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
oversized, gilded communion trays with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
gilded podium with prepackaged communion cups and names of victims of police brutality
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