Do the Priest in Different Voices
“My most profound childhood memory involves reading a family bible. The illustrations, mostly Baroque – era paintings, did not function as a mere visual embodiment of the text. Rather, the pictures communicated in a far more powerful language, evoking both comfort and trepidation. The words of the book provided little interest, but the imagery moved me to contemplate the unseen. It is the pictures I remember – not the words.
© Maury Gortemiller, Ghosts from the series “Do the Priest in Different Voices”
© Maury Gortemiller, Hell and Backwards from the series “Do the Priest in Different Voices”
The imbalance remains when I consider the possibility of a personal faith. While I am ambivalent towards the old established narratives, the semblance of the mythical in the mundane enthralls. I identify this conflict in the everyday: objects and situations that are alternately ineffable, laughable, and at times terrifying. “
© Maury Gortemiller, Legs in the Lions Mouth from the series “Do the Priest in Different Voices”
© Maury Gortemiller, Star Gate Sequence from the series “Do the Priest in Different Voices”
© Maury Gortemiller, The Clouds are the Dust of His Feet from the series “Do the Priest in Different Voices”
© Maury Gortemiller, The Pity from the series “Do the Priest in Different Voices”
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