Noli Me Tangere (Latin: Touch Me Not)

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

Dimensions: Approximately A3. 420 x 297 mm

Date: March 2008

Comments:
From imagination.

Mary Magdalene recognises Jesus after his resurrection and reaches out to touch
him, but he says to her: Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father
(John 20:17). The figure of Mary is black on white, while Jesus is white on black,
hence they literally cannot touch each other without disappearing! The rhythmic lines
suggest the tension and gravity between them.

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Price: £SOLD. In a private collection in Bury St Edmunds, England.