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confessional
A collection of
two canvases, each 16” x 20”, assembled together in a corner; they
face each other at a 90 degree angle, connected on the right and
left side of each other. This represents a tradition I grew up with
in the Catholic religion, the confessional. There are two separate
chairs, one on each canvas and there is a continuing grid that goes
between them on the edges of the paintings that connect themselves
to each other, representing the screen between the two people. I
remember growing up going to confession and between you and the
priest there was this little grid of fabric, you could kind of see
each other but not
supposedly really. The two chairs represent either side of that
screen, the chair on the right is highly decorated and has some
colors that signify royalty, and although I don’t necessarily see
the priest in that royal form it’s what the church tries to impress
upon the followers, that these are the people you respect; these are
the people that are the royalty as it were in the Catholic church.
The chair on the left is representing myself or anyone else who is
going to confession and you feel a little rough, the yellow and the
outline of the chair is a little faded and rough, unsure about what
you’re going through and what you are confessing to the priest, but
you’re doing it as a tradition. There are three boxes tied to each
other on the left, faded with a little color in them, representing
the things confessed, and from what I can remember from childhood
many times we were given the penance of three Hail Mary’s, three Our
Fathers, etc. It’s an interesting experience to have in a religion
and believe that if you
 just
confess your sins and with honest heart ask for forgiveness, then
you are forgiven. Whether or not it actually helps you, it’s a
ritual that is regularly done and has evolved dramatically through
the years. I wonder about those people who for most of their lives
were accustomed to the first way and now feel uncomfortable with the
newer version. For me it’s been an evolution for about the same
amount of years with each style. Depending on what you’re really
dealing with, what you are confessing and why you’re confessing,
makes a difference on how you feel about whether it’s really of
value and can mean different things. I continue conversations with
what I believe as my God and ask for forgiveness and guidance which
is what this is really about. I believe the chairs are actually
interchangeable as to who sits on either side, who is really
decorated and who needs to confess. This painting is appropriate to
this collection because this is about my confessions and looking for
that healing now that I’ve purged these images from my mind.
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