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Oilgraph on wooden panel // 24” x 32”
From Judges 12:1-6.
When a conflict arose between Gilead and Ephraim, Jephthah took the men of Gilead to the river Jordan and waited for the Ephraimites to cross. In order to distinguish "friend from foe" they asked the Ephraimites to pronounce the word "Shibboleth" which they could not. For they could only say "Sibboleth," for they had no 'sh' in their dialect.
Anyone who said Sibboleth was killed. And 42,000 of the tribe of Ephraim were killed.
Shibboleth has come to mean a custom, principle or believe that distinguishes or divides people groups, namely one which is considered "lesser."
Original images shot with a Mamiya 645 on Tri-X film
No digital work and made with all traditional materials
Created in live performance October 23, 2016 - Theory Labs
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Wow. Fabulous (appropriately enough for a fable). Powerful work, thank you for letting us see a glimpse of this.
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You created the essence of the minds that stirred that incident perfectly.
That is certainly one of the more puzzling stories to be read in that book. Pride is not a virtue.
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Nothing new under the sun, is there?
Hatred and genocide have been around a long, long time, especially in the most raw of all books.
A beautiful image of monstrous evil.
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