Through the analiysis of the simbol of the croos the authos gives critique of the commerce of the objects of devotion.
Since the crucifix is an age-old symbol of human suffering omnipresent from the Roman Empire (when crucifixion was one of the means of torture and execution) and the foundation of Christianity until the present age, the cross and the man on the cross have been chosen as the backbone of the performance’s message. This scene is often used in theatres, religious feasts (Easter), performances, films and in general in the visual arts, and gives rise to no scandal even in lands where Christianity p...read more
Josip Pino Ivančić is a performer, fine artist, and musician. He has been known to the alternative cultural scene since the beginning of the seventies when he got into the conceptual circle and conducted performances. At that time he created mental spirit music with his friends, and under the influence of Joseph Beuys opened up processes for the creation of social sculpture, accordingly even then belonging to the not very large group of conceptual artists who in an engaged ma...read more
