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I love it! Great shot!

 

A wonderful shot. And if this is the statue I am thinking about, it is an absolute and utter crime that it should be covered to satisfy a couple of people who are "offended" by a statue of Jesus.

Bob and Scott : thanks for your comments.

It is indeed a statue of Jesus. It was taken nearby a church called Vesturkirkjan. The surroundings were deserted when I was there. I don't know why the statue was covered. For me it didn't seem like a "political" act. It looked rather like a way to protect the statue, but this is just my impression. Maybe some Faroese people could tell...

The hands look like they are from an actual human standing behind the veil. This is a wild picture, I missed it last time I was here. I don't know where you live but in the States, we have a lot of born again Christian, very often people who have seen the very dark side of things, gotten very scared by it and swung very far the other way. This is a country of extremes. This type of picture will unevitably attract them and potentially create controversy as to what is the signification or meaning of such a display. Being very sensitive, some will find it offensive of course even if the aim was to protect and not hide. Isn't it interesting? Language and communication can never be assumed to be clear. So many wars and death have their roots in simple misunderstanding and cultural differences, assumptions of other's intentions. This picture has un unknown message as far as I am concerned, it' s a Small Christo, nothing more really and I find it elegant and dramatic at the same time, not offensive one bit. I am all for religious display and disagree with people who blow up Buddhas statues or behead cathedral saints, this is not a destroyed sculpture...it's all there, just a bit more mystical which might not hurt...who knows? Maybe the face is really badly designed?

... or is this a brand new statue waiting for inaugural ceremony ? It might always remain a mystery.

Intriguant, intéressant et joliment composé. beau titre aussi pour cette image vraiment hors des sentiers battus.

Well done! This image really leaped out. A strong, well-composed picture!

The portraits: it was obvious that the eye color was overdone. It took away from them for me. Sometimes it takes restraint to leave well enough alone.