Anastasis: Up-Rising

This was inspired by Orthodox depictions of Christ post-crucifixion, descending into Hades (or Hell, depending on translation) and resurrecting humanity overall, usually shown visually in icons as him grasping the hands of Adam and Eve rising out of coffins, and stepping on a skeleton. The message of these resurrection images are to represent Christ triumphing over Death, rising up and taking those with him out of death and into life as well. In my personal artistic interpretation, I consider resurrection as a rejection of not just the physical fear of Death, but of oppressive ideologies and structures that kill, steal, and destroy–homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, racism, imperialism, the list goes on and on. In Resurrection, we are not doomed to continue living in that kind of Death, but we are raised out of it.

More information, thoughts, and background on this piece here: https://tomato-bird.tumblr.com/post/184091325841/anastasis-up-rising-this-was-inspired-by