"Reflections of Christ" has become all consuming for me in so many ways. Most of my day is spent responding to inquiries, making prints for people, and working on our other projects (a different topic for a different post) . For me, the best part is to hear, and see, stories of people as they react to the strait-forward artistic attempts that make up this project. I'm perfectly aware that people are reacting to the subject matter- The Savior- and not necessarily any artistic brilliance. Through the use of photography many of the frills that we've gotten used to in portrayals of the Savior have been scaled back. The viewer is left with a very organic visual experience.
The newness of the art form elicits comments. Most are short and very sweet. A few others have been short and antagonistic. Some are such powerful stories that they have changed my life.
People of Christian faiths from all over the world, Catholic to Baptist, Born-again to Pentecostal, LDS to Methodist, and the occasional atheist (hopefully "former atheist"), have commented along the same lines. Each person expressing a yearning to remain close to, or return to, the Savior. This aspect has been so refreshing, I wish everyone had a chance to see it.
So that's what I'm proposing. Without overtly blatant faith specific references I'd love to hear your story. Did this project catch you at a time when you really needed to think about Him for 6 minutes? Did you 5 year old enjoy it? Which image is your favorite? Just share. You may remain anonymous if you choose. If they're non-offensive, I'll keep them posted for everyone to enjoy. If you video it, all the better. I'll embed it.
Make an ordeal out of it if you'd like, people would love to hear.
Thank you for indulging me.
Mark