Samson

Medium: Silhouette paper-cut. Cut by hand using a scalpel.

Dimensions: Approximately A3. 420 x 297 mm

Date: March 2008

Comments:
From imagination.

Samson's great physical strength lay in his long hair. He became weak
when his head was shaved while he slept. But his hair grew back, and one last
time he prayed to God to renew his strength so he could avenge himself on
his enemies. Leaning against the pillars of their temple, he brought it
crashing down upon them all, killing himself in the process.

The image is strongly inspired by the Rastafarian tradition. Hence I have
depicted the hair as matted locks or roots that connect him back to the
energies of Mother Earth.

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Price: £SOLD. In a private collection in Ipswich, England.