The original seven heavenly virtues—chastity, faith, good works, concord, sobriety, patience, and humility—were intended by Christian poet Prudentius to oppose the seven deadly sins at the time—lust, idolatry, greed, discord, indulgence, wrath, and pride. However, Pope Gregory revised the list of sins, which in turn adjusted the virtues to chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, kindness, patience, and humility to properly counteract the new set of sins. These virtues are said to point a Christian toward God and away from a disposition to sin.
Inspired by the biblical story of Adam & Eve, I decided to use my hands and apples as the subject matter. I also decided to keep the compositions clean and minimal, challenging myself to portray each of the virtues in as few elements as possible. I used digital photography and Adobe Photoshop to create the final compositions featured on each spread. The finished product is a 11 x 14 tabloid, organized using Adobe InDesign, printed through The Newspaper Club on 55GSM paper. Visit my dropmark to view my process and inspiration for this project.