Piss Christ Photograph Damaged

This is a rather strange story from an art exhibition in France. A man took a hammer and destroyed the controversial photograph of a crucifix. The reason why he got angry was because the photograph had the crucifix bathed in urine.

This happened at the modern art museum, the Collection Lambert in France. The photograph was made by an American artist Andres Serrano and titled it as 'Immersion (Piss Christ)'.

This is not the first time something of the sort happened. This photograph has been under fire ever since Serrano created it. In 1987, Serrano was heavily criticized for his Piss Christ work that lead to a religious controversy altogether.

The photograph was part of an exhibition called 'I Believe in Miracles'. It was denounced by right wing groups and considered blasphemous. Perhaps, the man who damaged the photo belonged to the right wing also.

The police saw two people entering the museum with spray paints and a chisel in their jackets but the guards removed these objects. However, a third person got hold of a hammer to damage the photograph. The attacker managed to escape. He also ended up damaging another piece of art while escaping titled 'The Church (Sister Jeanne-Myriam)' that showed a nun praying.

On Tuesday, the museum will reopen with the destroyed works on display so that the public can view the damage.

Serrano made this work by placing a crucifix in urine and blood and Christian groups have criticized it openly. The Christian activists will take Collection Lambert to court and want the museum to remove the photograph from its exhibition. They feel, this photograph insults Christians. The exhibit opened last December and will run till May 8th.

I understand the creativity and artist connection completely but the crucifix and urine combo was a bit too much or beyond my understanding. Obviously, with such a sensitive subject religion and holy figures involved, one has to be careful because you might end up hurting sentiments of many.

Capturing ghost in a video

I read this story of paranormal activity yesterday but due to some reason I couldn’t post it. It could be true or it could be a mixture of horror stories we have watched & heard over the years.

However, Lisa Manning & her 2 children have seen bizarre things happening in their house. There is not any plausible explanation & I really don’t think they are making it up but who knows! Pots & pans are being thrown in their house, they hear voices all the time, window blinds move up & down all by themselves, lights are being switched on & off & drawers too are being opened. They have even made a spooky video in which they claim to have captured the ghost. In that video, a chair is moving all by itself. Lisa Manning shot the film 2 weeks ago after putting hidden cameras in the family’s home in Holbrooks, an area of Coventry but many think, after watching the clip that it’s all bullshit.

Lately a priest has blessed this house & now they are all wearing crucifixes. The 52-second clip shows a wardrobe door opening before a pink swivel chair moves slowly backwards towards the wall.

Lisa feels as if she is 'living in a scary movie'. She also said:

'One medium came in and said our house is a portal, a kind of bus stop for spirits, which they use to pass into our world. I set up the video camera because I wanted to prove the ghost exists. I couldn't believe it when I played the tape back, it sent chills up my spine. We called our landlords and they sent in a priest who blessed the house but said himself that we shouldn't live here, we definitely shouldn't stay. He gave us all small crucifixes which we carry at all times in the house. The problem is because we can't see it, we don't know where it's going to be or what it's going to do. This is a horror house. It's like living in a scary movie. The worst thing about it is, even I can't believe what's happening myself.'

Well this is just another spooky story but I don’t believe anyone would like to ridicule himself/herself by making such claims. Weird things happen to people.