C.K.R. Alford

Crucifixion at Ground Zero

acrylic on board

The terrorist attack in New York City, Sept. 11, and the site of the mounds of ash that remain, all that has been written, the anger and grief of Americans and our allies, acknowledges this as a crucifixion and Ground Zero as a sacred space. When the hijacked plane flew into the second of the Twin Towers, I was immediately struck by the image of the cross. The dragon on the left arm of the cross represents evil, the cock on the right represents vigilance, and the Phoenix, a symbol which has its origin in the Middle East, represents the resurrection, life after death. The circle at the foot of the cross is a zero and together with the triangle is the familiar subway sign for the New York underground train. The triangle is symbolic of the Trinity and the eye is the Eye of God