Two wooden statues in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK that were carved 486 years apart are displayed to show a juxtaposition of human suffering
Two wooden statues in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, UK that were carved 486 years apart are displayed to show a juxtaposition of human suffering. To the rear is St Sebastian carved by Spanish artist Alonso Berruguete, and in the foreground lying down is Action 125 made in 2011 by Iranian born, London-based artist Reza Aramesh. They were created at very different times and are similar in many ways and present very similar Both show young male victims who are suffering. Sebastien was a roman soldier and early Christian convert martyred in Rome in 286. The anonymous Muslim Iraqi prisoner-of-war in Action 125 was captured at the beginning of the Second Gulf War (2003-2011) on 14 April 2003 by invading American forces in Tikrit, Iraq. They both present timeless images of the tortured and disempowered young men. They show how human britality amnd cruelty has not changed throiugh the years.
Size: 7537px × 4815px
Location: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
Photo credit: © Andy Soloman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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