The text that accompanies this work reads:
Nasus Y Ram, 2065. Tryptch. ‘Christ’s Entry into London.’ Ink, charcoal, pencil, biro, pastel and gouache on blue Magnani and Clairefontaine paper. Each 56 x 78 cm.
In this work, commissioned by the Museum of Human Violence, Ram remembers the peace marches across the world in 2036, and draws inspiration from the painting by James Ensor: ‘Christ’s entry into Brussels, 1889.’
The banner in this installation is a reconstruction of the banner made and carried by Attris Atomma in the Peace Marches, who kindly donated it to the Museum of Human Violence.
Ran said In an interview:
“Ensor’s imagining of Christ entering Brussels seemed a perfect start from which to re-imagine the spiritual enlightenment humans experienced after the Giant Rupture. Human hearts were turned from stone to flesh. The peace in which we now live with all species is miraculous.
Ram uses traditional drawing methods including drawing with pencil and ink on blue paper, collage, and monochromatic drawing which borrows from Picasso’s blue period at the turn of the 20th C, which aimed to symbolise emotion, mood and meaning.
Drawing As Critique 