On first glance, the images in John Santerineross' Fruit of the Secret God are dark, foreboding, unsettling. So why the compulsion to look? If one were to seek a simplistic dismissive answer he might say its like being drawn to the scene of a train wreck, unsettling yet intriguing. If this were so, these images would hold our eye briefly at best. If one steps back and minds what he is feeling father than thinking, he may find an entirely different experience. Dark shadowy images become warm and embracing...stark representations of the human form are rendered tenderly...if there is violence in the embrace, it is measured by calm in the eye of the subject. If the compositions subjugate women, why do the subjects seem so empowered? The artist seems to urge us to examine our definitions of eroticism, sensuality, beauty. To my eye, to my senses, these images produce a feeling of calm...the feeling of a warm reverent embrace of my femininity. Fruit of the Secret God is a complex, evocative, and aesthetically beautiful series of images, which i strongly encourage you to look at for yourself.