“The current global economic crisis springs from the abandonment of key moral principles on the part of the elite who were charged with looking after the global economic system. These principles are common to humanity, but they are most clearly expressed in the Ten Commandments, which are like an ancient seam of rock which bears gemstones. Although the seam has been worked for 4000 years, there are new treasures there for our generation, which longs to be freed from cynicism and mere materialism. The 4 metre high pillars of massive bronze express how the commandments have stood the test of time; the concept of placing them in a circle is highly original, opening up fresh insights into the kind of ’space’ which a law-abiding person or society or indeed global economy might discover.”

Professor Prabhu Guptara, Executive Director, UBS Think tank, Wolfsberg

“This sculpture will bring something new to the cultural heritage of the city, and will offer an important and different artistic complement to the other events being planned for the Calvin anniversary”

Roland Benz, former moderator of the Company of Pastors and Deacons, Geneva

“… the Universal Declaration [of Human Rights] recalls the duty of human fraternity, inspired by that master precept ‘Love thy neighbour as thyself.’  May it partake, despite its purely human origin, of the greatness of the Decalogue and appear as its worthy extension.”

René Cassin (1887-1976), co-author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Nobel laureate

“This project is very exciting, especially as it touches the realm of fine art, something which the Reformation has not always known how to appreciate.”

Dr. Eric Fuchs, Honorary professor of theology, University of Geneva