Clever. Artistic. Not a Harry Potter thing at all. Read up on the Herald feature here. Then visit the anonymous artist’s site to explore Stations of the King’s Cross a bit further. From the artist:
It would be great if the wonder of the human imagination was acknowledged and encouraged more within the Church. Read the letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Artists [1999]. He has such clear ideas about the importance of art to human society. [As he says] “The human craftsman mirrors the image of God as Creator.”
In the pamphlet, the pictures are called
… just a little idea for those Circle Line passengers who believe that pondering on the enormous mystery of Christ’s death [and mysterious enormity of His love] could be a good thing.
23 March 2012 at 5:40 pm
Most likely as believable as the stations found along the Via Dolorosa. Many of them require a vast stretch of the imagination.
Glad the Brits are this creative. Can the NYC subway system be far behind?
18 May 2012 at 8:27 am
[...] months ago, I blogged on Stations of the King’s Cross, reproductions of paper cuttings depicting the Via Dolorosa for London train travelers. The artist [...]