The Fourteen Stations of the Cross
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The Fourteen Stations Of The Cross Project was commissioned by the national Episcopal Church, USA, for its 2003 General Convention. It has subsequently been installed at sites throughout the country: St. Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis, Minnesota; St. Peter's Church, Sheridan, Wyoming; St. James' Church, Salt lake City, Utah; and Church of Our Savior, San Gabriel, California.

Photography by Rik Sferra, copyright 2004.



Station One – Jesus Is Condemned To Death

a jury box, iron and scorched corporals, television sets, CD players


Station Two – Jesus Takes Up His Cross

a table setting with cautionary covering, bones ensnared in traps at each place, chairs on different height stands


Station Three – Jesus Falls The First Time

turtle shells, smashed watches, steel vices


Station Four – Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother

cameras on tripods, 35mm film, children's books


Station Five – The Cross Is laid On Simon Of Cyrene

a child's fire engine crushed and a model home in flames


Station Six – A Woman Wipes The Face Of Jesus

a silk handkerchief, blue Morpho butterfly, block and tackle, urn and a steel tower


Station Seven – Jesus Falls A Second Time

shrouded figures, a ceramic tile floor and a painted giraffe


Station Eight – Jesus Meets The Women Of Jerusalem

ironing boards and irons, white shifts, women's portraits, Stars of David


Station Nine – Jesus Falls A Third Time

cocktail glasses, Koran pages, furniture piece, girl's mannequin


Station Ten – Jesus Is Stripped Of His Garments

a photo fronted with crisp white shirts displaying bullet holes and flags


Station Eleven – Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross

school chairs, scales, ropes, television sets, pulley wheel, platform


Stations Twelve – Jesus Dies On The Cross

religious paintings in a wheelbarrow and a steel ladder


Station Thirteen – The Body Of Jesus Is Placed In The Arms Of His Mother

photo faced with fluffed hotel pillows


Station Fourteen – Jesus Is Laid In The Tomb

a photo, paten and chalice, scorched corporal, metal altar, suitcases