| Hotline stages a convergence of sacred language and secular infrastructure, rendering prayer as a direct line to the divine. In the upper left, Arabic script floats against a dark field—reverent, linguistic, and emotionally charged. Whether read or unread, it signals a system of belief: a moral architecture encoded in language, a ritual of access.
To the right, a solid black square interrupts the field—a void, a censor, or a moment of silence. Below, a stylized telephone handset and coiled cord anchor the composition. The clipped text—“CRISIS CENTER AND 24 HOUR HOTLINE (740) 354-10…”—evokes urgency, vulnerability, and the infrastructure of moral response. It’s not just a phone number—it’s a metaphor. A hotline to God. A private line to the divine, activated in moments of crisis, confession, or need.
Mounted on denim, the work resists sanctity. The frayed edges suggest wear, labor, and cultural residue. Denim becomes a secular canvas for sacred tension. The juxtaposition of scripture and emergency protocol reframes morality as a system of communication—where belief is enacted through the act of reaching out.
Hotline listens for the crisis. A compact canvas of symbolic urgency, where prayer becomes a call, and scripture becomes the number you dial when morality falters.
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