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almost before jesus’ body was cold, spiritual tourists began flocking to the sites of the events surrounding his death: herod’s palace, the garden of gethsemane, the upper room, golgotha, and the road he walked were all sought out. except these weren’t just first century tourists. they were pilgrims. lovers of jesus who wanted to identify with his suffering and understand what he went through and reflect on the meaning of it for them. they came from all over the known world on journeys that were dangerous and might have taken a year or more. as time passed, wars and disasters made the journey to jerusalem more difficult and fewer people could make it. reconstructions of the so-called holy sites began to appear in other lands. often elaborate and ornate, these ‘stations’ reminded the penitent follower of what jesus had gone through. they were reconstructions of the events of his last week on earth. for those who walked through them they aided meditation and reflection on the central event of the christian story. eventually these stations became even more representational and appeared on the walls of chapels and churches around the world in the form of small paintings, or carvings. while the number varied, fourteen was most common. eight years ago cityside: church in auckland took this ancient aid to meditation and transformed it further. please take as long as you wish in the space. as well as using the area set aside for meditation within the installation (the entrance is down the steps along the end wall), we also invite you to light and float a candle on the reflecting pool as a symbol of your prayer for some person or situation this easter. -mark pierson (curator)

SPECIALNOTE

congratulations to kristin herman and arthur amon who’s pieces for last years stations were chosen as finalists in the national 2003 wallace art awards. thankyou to those who filled in exit surveys last year. the reason you haven’t heard about the results if you asked to do so is that mark has not yet completed his master’s thesis.

THANKYOU

thanks to cityside church, auckland city council creative communities fund, the artists, the arjay trust and supportive individuals for making this event possible:
promotional graphics: stu mcgregor
promotion: sarah heeringa & perry bradley
installation notes: louise giles
design coordinators: sarah james, kirsten malcolm & belinda bradley
set construction: jo woodward, mark prins etc
artist photos: adee wood
nz sign language: rebekah dennison
lighting engineer: mark prins
underwater lighting: scott styles
administration: brenda stone & sarah o’brien
curator: mark pierson