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''Fundamentalism'' is a monumental bronze sculpture by Jens Galschiot consisting of the letters in the word 'FUNDAMENTALISM'. The sculpture is expected to be finished in 2015. The sculpture is a part of the dialog project The children of Abraham, which is created by the artist Jens Galschiot. == Overview == Each one of the 14 letters are be made up of stabbed bronze books, stacked 2,5 meters high and forming a closed circle 9 meters wide. The books are put on a plinth, which is 1 meter tall. The books are stacked on each other to form individual letters, but separately so that one character is built of Korans, another of Bibles, and another of the Torah. Each book is a model of an original religious book, made in wax by hand. The books, of all sizes and forms, are stacked irregularly, so the sculpture appears with a slightly shaky expression. As there are only 14 letters and 3 religions, one religion will have only 4 letters but they will be bigger than the others. On the outside of the circle directly on the individual books are posted small signs. On each of these are engraved quotations from the book of which each letter is constructed. Some of the texts are in the original language, while others are in English. These quotes is the 'good' ones, that express a humane approach to issues such as reconciliation, forgiveness, women's rights, care for the weak, equality, wisdom, beauty, compassion, faith, hope, charity, etc. On the inside of the circle is engraved the corresponding negation of a humane attitude which is found in the same book. There are quotes concerning persecution and intolerance with regard to religion, gender and race, i.e. "A woman must obey her husband", "must be silent at public gatherings", "must wear veils", etc. The whole letter structure is placed on a dark ring which is attached to a sort of newspaper text, where the religious quotes are continuously displayed. It has the advantage that visitors can get quotes in their own languages, and can also see and read quotes without having to go all the way towards the sculpture to read the engraved bronze patches. There is only one entrance through to of the letters (the F and the U) above with a sign says "Welcome". But when you come from the inside of the circle, one can only get out of the same opening, where there is a sign saying "NO EXIT". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fundamentalism (sculpture)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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