The difficult thing is to give expression to simplicity.
Conversation between August Heuser and Robert Schad on 27 February 2008 in the church<br>
St. Stephen's in Karlsruhe.
“Yes, it was not easy to find this form. There is, after all, the typical church sculptor who refers to familiar formal habits when designing a crucifix. The traditional specifications for Christian depictions usually leave little freedom to the artist.”
Robert Schad and his work in Fátima
Alexandros N. Tombazis
“Moreover, the transformation of the cross into a crucifix of the greatest simplicity and abstraction has given it a deeper meaning of extraordinary beauty that can be seen from afar. It’s a landmark that I think, in time, will become a symbol of Fatima.”
The New Marian and Christian Fatima
José Barreto
“The outdoor cross, with its airy lightness of fifty tons of rust-colored steel, not only serves as a Christian landmark for a church with an almost agnostic outlook and for the entire sanctuary, but it also looks ahead to the century that has begun and to all those yet to follow.”
