by | October 8th, 2008

I’m sure some person or another is spinning in their grave. This cross displays the entire “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews” written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek via scrolling LCD. Below this are real-time updates of stock prices the Vatican owns. Chic-ching.

The designer of this cross, Markus Kuskison, speaks: “The Gospel according to John (chapter 19, vers 20) tells that the inscription “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews” was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. Because of shortage of space this was abridged to “INRI”. Now, by using an LCD display and a ticker, the whole text can also be shown. Additionally the actual stock exchange prices of the shares, the Vatican owns, are shown in another ticker below the INRI inscription. That way people are also informed about the actual secular influence of the Roman Catholic Church. Therefore the cross is connected to the internet via a LAN cable.”

Martin Luther would plug this right in.

Designed by [Markus Kuskison]

  • Ben Bedel

    Get over it! I hate my generation because of things like this

  • Chris Burns

    I hate to be the one to have to tell you, but I don’t think anyone would entrust an entire generation to you.

  • Ben Bedel

    what does that mean? has art become meaningless forays into limp attacks on institutions? I will defend the catholic church on the grounds that it provides care for hundreds of millions of people, most of which are unwanted by the rest of us. and you “hate to tell me”? why? you dont even know me, be as brutal as you can. generations are not entrusted, individuals exist, so i claim no responsibility. same goes for this Markus, cut the pretension, you sicken me.

  • Ben Bedel

    art must be free of pretension

  • http://twitter.com/addictedimage/statuses/3281840769 addictedimage (Conan knows kung-fu.)

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    the gospel according to dow. lol. [link to post]

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