Sacrificium

Two lambs lie side by side, their bodies soft and still, cradled within the sharp, encircling form of a crown of thorns. Beneath and through them, a crucifix emerges, its presence layered into the composition so that suffering, innocence, and sacrifice become inseparable. The textures of wood and thorn press into the animals’ forms, creating a quiet tension between gentleness and pain.

The lambs, long associated with purity and offering, rest within a symbol of suffering that is both protective and piercing. The crucifix does not stand apart but is embedded within the scene, suggesting that sacrifice is not distant or abstract, but lived and carried within the body. The image blurs the line between the sacred and the vulnerable, where devotion and violence coexist.

This work reflects on themes of innocence subjected to suffering, and the ways in which sacrifice is sanctified. The lambs become both symbols and beings, held in a space that is at once tender and brutal, inviting reflection on faith, endurance, and the cost of redemption.