כָּבוֹד kvd
כָּבוֹד
kvd
The heaviness of my heart
The heartiness of this meal
The wait in its preparation
The wait in this heaviness
The weight of my soulfulness
The sinfulness of my heart
The emptiness of my hands
The weight of the world
The weight of that bearing
The heaviness of his heart
The weight of my sorrow
The sorrow in his shoulders
The heaviness of his hand
The darkness of the sun
The heaviness of his eyes
The glory of his father
waits
Under the weight of his death
This work was made for an Easter art show 2023 at St Jude’s in Carlton, Melbourne.
In both a figurative and physical sense describing both positive and negative things, the Hebrew word kavōd (כָּבוֹד) can refer to the heaviness of a weary body, as well as the weight of God’s glory.
This artwork was made reflecting on this word by describing the overwhelming heaviness of Jesus’ suffering, the fatigue of his body and mind, the heavy hand of God in judgement, the darkened sky hanging over the cross, and the stone that seals his body in the tomb.
As people bow down in order to engage with this work, I hope they have a renewed appreciation the burden our sin, the lightness of forgiveness, and the weight of God’s glory that the cross reveals.
In both a figurative and physical sense describing both positive and negative things, the Hebrew word kavōd (כָּבוֹד) can refer to the heaviness of a weary body, as well as the weight of God’s glory.
This artwork was made reflecting on this word by describing the overwhelming heaviness of Jesus’ suffering, the fatigue of his body and mind, the heavy hand of God in judgement, the darkened sky hanging over the cross, and the stone that seals his body in the tomb.
As people bow down in order to engage with this work, I hope they have a renewed appreciation the burden our sin, the lightness of forgiveness, and the weight of God’s glory that the cross reveals.