"It seems to be much easier to identify with this moment of stillness than with Jesus on the cross."
Photographer Thomas Struth reflects on Chinese Buddhist sculpture in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.
About the Artist
Thomas Struth, born in 1954, is a German photographer.

Thomas Struth (German, born Geldern, 1954)
The Restorers at San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples, 1988
Chromogenic print; image: 46 7/8 × 62 7/8 in. (119.1 × 159.7 cm), frame: 48 × 63 in. (121.9 × 160 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel; Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts; Jennifer Saul Gift; Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family; and Gary and Sarah Wolkowitz Gift, 2010 (2010.121) © Thomas Struth