Cross

PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES GLOSSOP FOR THE TIMES Sculptor Andrew Kinghorn works on “Wayside Cross from a Warzone” – a large-scale depiction of a crucifix surrounded by assorted debris – at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. “My sculpture tries to depict an altar or wayside shrine during a time of social collapse. The shrine has been cobbled together from the debris of destroyed lives and people on the move – a railway sleeper forms the cross, a shop mannequin becomes an image of Christ. Incongruous objects like a battered suitcase, a car tyre, a soldier’s helmet, a stiletto shoe or batteries have been left as offerings, as have fruit and vegetables.” 14-12-16

Photograph by James Glossop for the Times.

Sculptor Andrew Kinghorn works on “Wayside Cross from a Warzone” – a largescale depiction of a crucifix surrounded by assorted debris .

“My sculpture tries to depict an altar or wayside shrine during a time of social collapse. The shrine has been cobbled together from the debris of destroyed lives – a railway sleeper forms the cross, a shop mannequin becomes an image of Christ. Incongruous objects like a battered suitcase, a car tyre, a soldier’s helmet, a stiletto shoe or batteries have been left as offerings, as have fruit and vegetables.” The Times 14th December 2016.

Bronze and steel. Approx 1.4 x 1.4 x 4.2m

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