Art in focus: June 2019

27/06/2019 | Reform

Lichtkreuze (Crosses of Light) Ludger Hinse, coloured or coated acrylic glass

This cross, by the artist Ludger Hinse, hangs in Bautzen, Germany – and what a cross! The contrast between the traditional space and Hinse’s ‘cross of light’ is striking. The … Read More

Art in focus: May 2019

27/05/2019 | Reform

Mary and ElizabethKate Green, watercolour and ink on paper

The artist Kate Green recently took part in an Ignatian prayer meditation exercise as part of a spiritual direction training course. Participants were encouraged not only to read the story often … Read More

Art in focus: April 2019

27/04/2019 | Reform

Ecce HomoLovis Corinth

Three faces tell the story of a betrayal. Here is the moment when Pilate, the Roman governor, shows the scourged, bound and crowned Jesus to the people, with the words ‘Behold the man’. The painter has made … Read More

Art in focus: March 2019

27/03/2019 | Reform

PalimpsestDoris Salcedo

Then the Lord said to Cain: ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ He said: ‘I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?’ And the Lord said: ‘What have you done? Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to … Read More

Art in focus: February 2019

28/02/2019 | Reform

Landscape VesselHilary Mayo

‘Never ending lava fields, icebergs beached on black volcanic sand, geothermal springs and steaming rivers, snowy peaks and glacial lagoons.’ Ceramic artist Hilary Mayo describes the stunning landscape on a visit to Iceland.

People often ask … Read More