Mary of Egypt
2010
laser etched drywall
24" x 24" x .5 "

In the 5th c.C.E., Mary of Egypt crossed the Jordan River to meet St. Zosimas of Palestine by walking on the surface of the water...but she is remembered as a reformed prostitute.

When religious institutions exclude women from their hierarchies and rituals, the inevitable implication is that females are inferior....religious groups should stand up for a simple ethical principle: any person’s human rights should be sacred, and not depend on something as earthly as their genitals.
Nicholas Kristof, NY Times, Jan 9, 2010