Spiritual Hostages was a private (invitation only) exhibition given at my studio in Atlanta in 1980. The title was partly derived from the Iran Hostage Crisis 1979-81 and the concept of the soul being held in a psychological crisis. I developed the idea by producing an imagined future for the Roman Catholic Church which would come to pass by the year 2025. This fantasy was written as a document to accompany the paintings created for the showing. I include the PDF link to the 'The New Roman Sampler' here :THE NEW ROMAN SAMPLER (1980) Jaff Seijas.pdf
Pope St. Allo contemplates the Globe
Sister Be a sacrificed her All for art !
Sister St. Maria's Spiritual Shell - The Glamour of Glory
Mother Vera sings the blues on Radio Vatican
Cardinal Valentine's Musical version of the Mass
Sister Fahallo's false Halo
Chic Sisters of The French Dominion
The disciplines of Sister Anne
Brother Juan Valcendar the Arbiter of the Elan-Divine
In the Winter of her Soul dwelt a Spiritual Hostage