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Marzia Colonna b. 1951
Marzia Colonna was born in Pisa and attended
art school there from the age of 12. Later, she
studied in Florence, before moving to England in
1970 where she now lives in Dorset.
The artist usually works in stone, but paper and
wood were used for Crucifix as this was originally
designed for an exhibition "In Praise of Trees".
Crucifix has a classical shape but contemporary
design and appears to be made of stone.
The central Christian symbol of the cross is
represented in the architecture of the cathedral
but this is not always apparent to visitors.
To display a crucifix, especially one that is so
sympathetic and appropriate to the setting
reinforces the Christian message of God's love
triumphing over all suffering and evil.
Recalling her initial visit to the Cathedral, Marzia
Colonna said, "I went and sat in the Cathedral,
there I felt embraced by the undeniable beauty, a
sense of peace and very powerfully by the presence
of human spirituality throughout the ages."
Crucifix, 2002
Ash wood, paper and cardboard
290 x 117 cm
Purchased for the Cathedral by the Jerusalem Trust
If worship is conducted under this sign of the cross,
does it invoke a sense of absolute seriousness in all that we do in this place,
though a seriousness which does not exclude the possibility of hope and joy?
