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THE RED SEA
sculpture / mural

The Centro Maguen David is a new religious and community center in Mexico City. The mural occupies a wall 120 ft by 15ft and has a hidden skylight above it, bathing it in light. The sweeping rhythm of shapes suggest the biblical description of the parting of the Red Sea and the journey of the persecuted to salvation. The rhythm of forms open out in a huge surge from a central U - shaped symbol representing the passageway. The mural comes to life as a play of light and shadow, changing its form and its mood as the day progresses as the light shifts upon it, animating the shapes and transforming their flow.

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