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Condolence Patrick Devonas Oil on canvas, 2002 On 11 September 2002, the first anniversary of the terrorist attack in New York, the artist felt connected with fellow humans across the globe. He had hoped to capture such an emotion but wasn't quite so sure that he could ever feel that way. Yet there it was, an unmistakable ability to see himself in others and vice–versa. There is something incredibly hopeful about collective mourning. Charitable behavior was unleashed all around him. Condolences sweeping across communities made the artist sense the essence of his religion: "Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort" (Mosiah 18:9). |
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