Exhibition Label

Jesus ON Guns confronts America’s sanctification of violence. In this sculpture, automatic weapons become crucifix, idol, and indictment. The work interrogates how Christianity is weaponized to uphold greed, deny accountability, and excuse mass murder — even in the wake of atrocities like Sandy Hook and Pulse.

Curatorial Note

In this work, religion is not questioned as belief — but as infrastructure. "Jesus on Guns" highlights the systemic entanglement of Christianity, capitalism, and American exceptionalism. The artist's choice of plastic and toy-scale proportions evokes both the absurdity and indoctrination of violence from an early age. The crucifix becomes not a symbol of salvation, but of national complicity.

Artist Statement Fragment

Where faith is fused with national identity and violence often walked beside it — Jesus on Guns is not about Jesus — it’s about the weaponization of his name. This piece emerged from a long accumulation of grief and disbelief: that after so many mass shootings, from Sandy Hook to Pulse, nothing changed. Guns are protected like relics. Religion is used like a shield. This work asks where power really resides — and what is sacrificed to protect it.