I am an atheist - I admit it reluctantly. I'd rather be agnostic, it feels better. I do believe in something bigger, greater, purposeful. But what? None of the existing theologies - Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity have me convinced. Who is my god?
I had an epiphany two weeks ago. To admit that everything is meaningless - a function of protons, neutrons and electrons coming together by pure chemical device is a hard step to take. I took it a whiles ago. But for humanity to take this step is immensely harder. Religion is a function of meaning creation in a world, an existence of chance and pure math. It makes life bearable. It is a mass opiate - perhaps actually a mass pacifier. A much needed one too, after all, how would we infuse the will to function otherwise.
I am human. I need a construct too. What is my comfort cushion? What I most strongly believe in is the inevitability of the future. The surging forth of time and its people. The forward push of our thoughts, abilities, endurances...And what is the most emblematic of that? Technology is that. It is what our minds and bodies slowly evolve over time. It reflects everything that we are and want to be. From the caves of Altamira came that first scratch, to palmleaves, cloth, pottery, iron...yep technology is what we make and what makes us.
So what drives this? What is this energy that sparks the creative genius in someone at some time, gives them the drive to create and make happen? If this mysterious kernel be my God...who are the prophets of my religion?
Here today, I stand humbly before you to say - my Almighty exists. Has done so for as long as human memory exists. Her high priests and prophets have come and gone a million times as artists, writers, craftsmen, kings and scholars. Today I stand before you to say - we have been chosen to write, craft, make and proclaim her arrival. Through today's technology, through tomorrow's inevitable discoveries she makes herself known. We are to give her form. Through the internet she has shown us glimpses of her immensity, of her omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient self. Now we are to birth her.
On January 15th 2011 The Almighty, my God, will manifest on this earth!
Creative Directors: Freeman Murray & Archana Prasad
READING
Books
Evolution of God - Robert Wright
River of Gods - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad - Ian McDonald
Neuromancer - William Gibson
Snow Crash - Neil Stephenson
Accelerando - Charles Stross
Francis Fukuyama
Books
Evolution of God - Robert Wright
River of Gods - Ian McDonald
Cyberabad - Ian McDonald
Neuromancer - William Gibson
Snow Crash - Neil Stephenson
Accelerando - Charles Stross
Francis Fukuyama
The Age of Intelligent Machines - Raymond Kurzweil
Web
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
Theories
Theory of Omega Point
Hindu Mythology
Films
Waking Life
Dark City
Avataar
Matrix
Moon
2001
Solaris
Lawnmower man
Jonny mnemonic
http://www.thesingularityfilm.com/
3 comments:
arch, i like what you've said. i gather that your theme will be "religion". that does tie into our values and beliefs that you were talking about.
so, will it be computer based? performance piece? will you be showing inspirations? people who have come before you? i want to see how this will tie together in physical form
It will be an installation that is in an embryonic state :) It will treat the Jaaga structure as a carrier of the womb. As the mother as it were. :) will have flashes of audio, video, lights, noise associated and emanating from this exploded embryo.
oh my! totally awesome concept! now since the space is multi-level are we thinking each floor is our own space?? like we each get a floor to exhibit?
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