Homeless Jesus - Vancouver, BC
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N 49° 16.928 W 123° 06.861
10U E 491683 N 5458825
One of many sculptures in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WM194KG
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/24/2023
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Homeless Jesus, also known as Jesus the Homeless (French: Jésus le sans-abri), is a bronze sculpture by Timothy Schmalz depicting Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. The original sculpture was installed in 2013 at Regis College, a theological college federated with the University of Toronto.
The statue depicts Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. His face and hands are obscured, hidden under a blanket, but Crucifixion wounds on his feet reveal his identity. The statue has been described as a "visual translation" of the Gospel of Matthew passage in which Jesus tells his disciples, "as you did it to one of the least of my brothers, you did it to me". The bronze sculpture was intended to be provocative, with its sculptor, Timothy Schmalz commenting, "That's essentially what the sculpture is there to do. It's meant to challenge people."
The dimensions of the statue is 91 by 61 by 61 centimetres (36 by 24 by 24 in), providing enough room for someone to sit on the bench."
Artist: Timothy Schmalz
Date Placed: 2017
Materials Used:
Bronze
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