The children of Abraham
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The Children of Abraham is an art project created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt. The project started in 2003 and got boosted by the Danish Muhammed drawings. In 2009 the sculpture was proceeding. The artist argues that the project is a more balanced artistic expression to start a dialogue process between the three monotheistic religions.
Central for the project is the sculpture Fundamentalism, which is created by the artist Jens Galschiøt. The sculpture consists of 14 capital letters, spelling out the word. The sculpture's 28 screens project quotes from the Quran, the Christian Bible and the Jewish Torah. According to artist, the religions' brightest quotes can be seen on the outside of the sculpture, while the darkest religious quotes can be seen on the inside. The artist has selected the quotes himself in cooperation with students and experts within the religions.[1]
Artist Jens Galschiøt furthermore created The Pillar of Scriptures, smaller cobber sculptures which also show the religious quotes. These sculptures are to be exhibited at schools and libraries to promote the project and discussion.[2]
