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Work Type:video
Date of work:2005
Materials:medium: digibeta video

Measurements:duration: 25 min

Style Period:contemporary art
Subject:religion, Syrian, Christianity
Technique:video
Collection:New Contemporaries
Description:
'Myrna Sazzour, a Syrian housewife and mother, claims to bear the stigmata wounds of Christ's crucifixion, and reports having ecstatic visions of Jesus and Mary. This film follows her re-enactment of the passion story: over Easter weekend, her body becomes a spectacle, and her home becomes a shrine. Pilgrims, doctors, and journalists come from around the world to witness the miracle, and to listen to the revelations from the woman who many consider to be a living saint. But for our observational camera, what remains hidden, and what will be revealed?'
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Source:Artist's Statement. New Contemporaries 2005 submission form
Date of source:January 2005