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Ignatius does not simply cast aside the armor; he comes to understand its limitations. His wound becomes the beginning of a new way of seeing, transforming a moment of physical vulnerability into one of profound spiritual awakening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough his story, the piece asks a broader question about the structures we trust to protect us: What happens when protection has a ceiling? Whether in the interior life or in the systems of care and accountability we create, the existence of structure alone does not guarantee that it fulfills its purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe did not lay the armor down. He simply learned it could not protect what mattered most.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInteractive element:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This artwork incorporates Near Field Communication (NFC). 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