Since its exhibition in the deconsecrated Gesù church in Toulouse, the sculpture has not gone unnoticed by visitors: “I didn’t expect to see something like that”, “the statue echoes the news, we need to talk about these scandals, which are too serious and which go under the radar too quickly”passers-by express to our French colleagues.
Astonishment, surprise and a feeling of revolt are emotions that the artist hoped to make people feel: “I wanted us to feel the weight of the Church in the journey towards the statue. As you get closer, you see the erection getting bigger,” he confides, before adding, “I don’t give a damn, I talk about the topics I want. Art is a weapon. We can control it, use it for causes like this, to denounce atrocities.”.
Abbé Pierre was allegedly a client of a brothel in Switzerland
Due to its controversial nature, the statue representing Abbé Pierre, who died in 2007 and is now suspected of dozens of sexual abuses, was only temporarily exhibited until Saturday September 2.
