the 14 stations of the cabaret
This series of flags is loosely based on the Stations of the Cross. I honestly do not know much about the crucifixion story except it represents Christ’s passion and ultimate death. Not being a religious person or Catholic for that matter, I saw the Fringe Cabaret as a place of personal reverence. I chose to celebrate the cabaret with my own interpretations of the Stations of the Cross, using candid party photos of my friends and myself in place of characters in the original stations. Some of the associations make complete sense, others are a bit more of a stretch, but I feel they re-emphasize the vibe of the cabaret much as stained glass panels re-emphasize the solemnity of church. click on thumbnail to see a larger view |
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| 1 Jesus is Condemned to Die. |
2 Jesus Carries His Cross. |
3 Jesus Falls |
4 Jesus Meets His Mother. |
5 Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross. |
6 Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face |
7 Jesus Falls the Second Time |
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| 8 Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem. |
9 Jesus Falls the Third Time. |
10 Jesus is Stripped. |
11 Jesus is Nailed to the Cross. |
12 Jesus Dies on the Cross |
13 Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross. |
14 Jesus is Laid in the Tomb. |
A note about the construction of the flags. Each of the falgs are 4 feet by 5 feet high, they are made from Dupont SolarMax® 200 Denier uncoated nylon. The background color pattern is sewn with a sewing machine and the drawn image is created using an iron on applique method. Double sided fusible web interfacing was used for the applique process. Each image starts its life out as a digital photograph that is redrawn by hand. The drawing is inked, scanned, vectorized and then ultimately printed on paper to scale. The paper print is used as the pattern, which is then transferred by hand onto the black nylon and then cut out. |
