Immersion (Piss Christ) is a 1987 photograph by the American artist and photographer Andres Serrano. It depicts a small plastic crucifix submerged in a small glass tank of the artist's urine. The piece was a winner of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art's "Awards in the Visual Arts" competition,[1] which was sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a United States Government agency that offers support and funding for artistic projects.
The work generated a large amount of controversy based on assertions that it was blasphemous. Serrano himself said of the controversy: "I had no idea Piss Christ would get the attention it did, since I meant neither blasphemy nor offense by it. I've been a Catholic all my life, so I am a follower of Christ."[2]
"It is clear that Piss Christ is steeped in controversy and has many meanings. Personally, I think that it is disrespectful to the Christian faith because urine is a “waste” that is excreted by the human body. This to me stands as a metaphor as what contemporary society thinks about religion. Although I have these views, I do believe that Piss Christ is a form of art because the artist does manipulate his choice of medium (the crucifix) and transforms it into a series of ideas. It is also clear that Serrano uses multitudes of emotion during this creation, as well as creativity. So as controversial and disrespectful that Piss Christ might seem, society needs to realize that this is art and should stop trying to destroy it with hammers."
信仰
年过六旬
她迷上了上帝
不再供奉
荒郊野外的土神
每个周末
躲躲藏藏的抱着
几本经书(包着
红色的封面
写着“中医大全”)
去一个地下教堂
阿门 教堂远离市集：
一间门窗紧闭的小屋
墙上挂着白色
受难的耶稣
几十号人低着头
盘着腿坐在地上
聆听上帝
借着牧师的指手划脚
传递神迅： 不-能-崇-拜-偶-像！
取下家中所有的镜框
洁白的墙挂着
唯一的百鸟朝阳
请仔细看：每一只
鸟儿都已失明 ---- 她
用黑色的墨水
涂抹每一双
本来就看不到的
眼睛
据说，贴在墙上的画
有眼睛的就是
偶像
