"God gave them up"

This subject quote is one of the most frightening phrases found in the Bible. Paul uses it three times in Romans 1:18-32 to describe the fate of those who purposely suppress the truth in order to follow their own sinful ways.  The rather complex piece pictured below is an assemblage constructed around an old nichos, or Mexican shrine. It illustrates the sort of things we worship in place of God. It is actually a piece of kinetic art since the vertical rod in the center rotates slowly due to the action of an old rotisserie motor housed in the top portion of the nichos.

"God gave them up" (2008) (13 3/4" x 23 3/8" x 7")