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The Story

This composite work presents the artists reflection on the events of 9-11-01.  In the upper panel, a portion of Michelangelo's famous work is portrayed, the artist asks the question  -Did God create Adam or did Adam invent God?

In the lower right panel, we see beautiful artificial flowers, which are so real looking that a butterfly is lured to them. Yes, man can create beautiful and useful things and then turn around and make them agents of destruction; viz. the sticks of dynamite; useful in construction of roads, dams and in mining etc and then in an instant subverted by suicide bombers.

The lower left panel portrays the ascent of man, from worshiping gods to finally becoming God.  At the bottom of the panel are objects depicting the ancient gods of the Aztecs, Greeks, Egyptians and Hindus are displayed.  Above these objects symbols of present day religions are visible-Christian, Jewish, Moslem and Buddhism.  Finally, at the top of the panel, modern man arrives with computers, cloning test tube babies (left) and stem cell research (right).  He is about to enter the "brave new world".  The gods and religious symbols are covered with dust gathered from ground zero (WTC)!!  So, back to the posed question, "Who is in control?"

Note: the REMOTE in question is not readily visible-it is attached to the top of the lower left panel.