I recently went to see a friend's degree work at the Royal College of Art. Another student, George, joined us for coffee and proceeded to show me some examples of his work.
He describes his art as 'an exploration of the "self" that constructs and deconstructs the notions of gender, sexuality and identity'. It was shocking, to say the least; certainly not suitable for publication in Evangelicals Now. I discovered that George was brought up a Catholic in New Delhi, India, but absorbed Hindu and Buddhist philosophies through family ties. He now feels 'filled with a complex, multi-cultural trinity of deities, icons and beliefs criss-crossed inside.'
I left the show, feeling saddened at how far our culture has drifted from God, but encouraged - because a week earlier I had met with Esther Jervis and a group of Christian art students, who are creatively sharing the hope of Christ with other artists.
