"Lord, hear our prayer" Mixed Media Installation embedded objects in paraffin wax prayer-wrapped rosaries, gold communion plate 4 sets of hands: man, woman, boy, girl 33” x 71” x 11”d / Feb 2006

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Caridad Sola > "In Gods We Trust"
Installation: binded book containing 19 sacred texts from 14 different religions,22 kt gold leafed night table, and Darwin’s Origin of Species keeping the table level
3ft. x4ft. x20ft h/ March 2006

With hopes to diminish their divisions and hierarchies, the sacred texts are bound in chronological order emulating the history of mans’ relationship to religion. All religions basically hold the same message and each have similar core values, no matter what God (or Gods) you believe in. The night table drawer is small and closed, and it is obvious that this holy book can not be shoved away, hidden in a drawer, like in most hotels. Flowing to and from the book are more pages, as if the “words of Gods” are descending to man, or the “words of men” are ascending to God. Since this exhibition was only 2 blocks away from Ground Zero, the pages that fall from the ceiling and down into the book echo the events that took place as the Twin Towers collapsed. Unfortunately, we still live in a world filled with religious conflict and turmoil, even though each religion preaches peace. Just down the street from this installation space is the New York Stock Exchange, which inspired the title, In Gods We Trust, referring to the debate of whether the phrase should be removed from our currency.

Caridad Sola > "Lord, hear our prayer"
Mixed Media Installation
embedded objects in paraffin wax
prayer-wrapped rosaries,
gold communion plate
4 sets of hands:
man, woman, boy, girl
33” x 71” x 11”d / Feb 2006

Caridad Sola > "Iris"
Installation
12' x 11.4' x 8'h
1,240 Quarts of Planting Soil
93 Yards of White Sheets
1 Iris Flower
Continuous Sound Loop of a Heart Beating
Nov 2005

In this installation one is invited to enter the piece after taking off their shoes. The white drapes within the sacred interior evoke memories of weddings, birth, and heaven. White sheets are also placed over the dead and the Iris flower is associated with death. “Iris” was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, which used to travel down to earth with messages from the gods and to transport women’s souls to the underworld. The flowers themselves are alive, but have been cut and are in their transition to death. And the wood box that holds the dirt is wrapped with the same white sheets in the manner similar to the inside of a casket.

Caridad Sola > "Identity Exit"
Mixed Media
2005
21" x 18" x 4"d

Caridad Sola > "The Thin Line"
Mixed Media Installation
Feb 2005
96" x 126" x 4"d

Caridad Sola > The Thin Line - (Studio Installation)
Mixed Media Installation
Dec 2004
13'-6" x 9'-0" x 8'-0"h

Caridad Sola > "Severance"
Installation, paraffin wax male & female feet, embedded objects, 350 lbs of river rocks
8 ft. x 5 ft. x 2ft. high
May 2006

Caridad Sola > Sculptural - Archives photo

"Lord, hear our prayer"
Mixed Media Installation
embedded objects in paraffin wax
prayer-wrapped rosaries,
gold communion plate
4 sets of hands:
man, woman, boy, girl
33” x 71” x 11”d / Feb 2006

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CONTACT: cari@caridadsola.com

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