The Sacred and the profane

a series of photographic collages , each inspired by and named after a religious painting such as "the deposition", "the return" and "the creation" -The Creation- (of man) (Genesis 2:7 "The Lord formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.") Are you your body? Is your body you? Are you only your body? Are you more than your body? Do you have a soul? Does your soul go where your body cannot? Why do we have bodies anyway? Questions like this have puzzled even the brightest philosophers since the beginning of time Every human being certainly has a soul: a part of them that is not visible. Yet there is no denying that from the perspective of other humans, and often from our own perspective, we are our bodies. This is how we interact with the world around us. It is how we reach out and touch one another. And when our bodies finally give out, we can no longer remain in this life. The way a person feels about their body, along with the opinions of others, has a major effect on how that person views him or herself. Things that take place in our bodies have a major impact on our mental state and even our emotional and spiritual welfare. Therefore, we are not the body alone, not the soul alone, but the soul united to the body, which permits us to perform acts of Kindness Violence Repentence Loyalty Infedelity Bravery Love …