Thought-provoking sculptures created by talented American artist Kris Kuksi.
Beautiful church buildings are combined with powerful military tanks.
Unique sculptures make people think about religion and war.
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gunneos
this is very well made, but why only churches? they don’t represent the entirety of religion.
Aug 16th, 2013
jury
the mouth of the gun through the porch or through the altar? Firing range, accuracy?
Aug 17th, 2013
boyo
one blast will tumble all the bricks off the tank
Aug 17th, 2013
Sepehr
Beautiful and deep…
Aug 17th, 2013
Douglas
YOU WILL PRAY!!
Aug 17th, 2013
Vinz Clortho
Initial reaction is contradictory but throughout history the two are actually inseparable. The killing of others for a differing religious belief in the name of God. God needs to save us from ourselves.
Aug 17th, 2013
Payaam
Brilliant idea! loved the photos.
Aug 18th, 2013
Subarulol
Hail mary anyone?
Aug 18th, 2013
stefano
Clever, but I would add also other religions buildings..
Aug 19th, 2013
Dumbo
Awesome, but (like others have said) the project would really benefit from having other religious building presented also. Then again the project might have been taken out of context in which the artist was trying to send a message to a specific audience by just using Christian symbolism/architecture. Still, very nice!
Aug 19th, 2013
Swiper Fox
hmmm… To conquer others either by force or by religion.
Aug 21st, 2013
louis cipher
I am reminded of ‘Disposable Heroes’ by Metallica
Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say
Had no chance to see myself, molded day by day
Looking back I realize, nothing have I done
Left to die with only friend, alone I clench my gun
Soldier boy, made of clay, now, an empty shell
Twenty one, only son but he served us well
Bred to kill, not to care, do just as we say
Finished here, greeting death, hes yours to take away
Aug 21st, 2013
Noumenon
Bringing you some comments off Reddit:
That’s an M1 Abrahamic tank.
The new popemobile!
It fires holy water from its turret for efficient baptisms.
–“Not a Pentecostal tank, then. We immerse, not sprinkle!”
Aug 24th, 2013
Doc Fig
For some strange reason, I find myself humming “A Mighty Fortress”
Aug 27th, 2013
Lydia Lozano
Is this what they mean by “the Church Militant”?
Aug 27th, 2013
Jack
The vast majority of wars have had absolutely nothing to do with religion, and even when religion is cited, it’s usually an excuse. The past century alone should convince you of that: it has witnessed a large number of wars, almost all of them of a savagery unimaginable previously (mechanized warfare, chemical warfare, nuclear warfare…) typically waged by explicitly secular, even atheist states.
That said, the tanks are pretty.
Aug 27th, 2013