hegelian dialectic: cohabitation

thesis: two things cannot occupy the same space at the same time.

antithesis: religion, ritual, ethics, superstition – these ideas in combination are not defined by the collective, because in combination, every person on earth has unique belief.

synthesis: this is the root of all human conflict. the only solution is cohabitation of beliefs, in order to create a space that attempts to enlighten through greater world view. to be something that allows for all beliefs.

carla lores

Filed under: manifesto, phase 1: research, program, site, worship + belief

Intertwine of Catastrophe and Worship

The dynamic by which worship as a principle and catastrophe as an event are related is very complex.

In catastrophe situations, specifically when the use of tents or other deployable temporary structures are used to house those who are displaced, there exists a type of communal quality to the situation of living that arises. There is a stripping down of the individual’s preconceptions of others, and of their own religiously-exclusive principles; what becomes most important is the closeness of the people who all find themselves linked by the catastrophe affecting them all.

With this communal aspect comes the idea of enclosure and inclusion. The very notion of enclosure runs deep within the collective ideology of religion and faith. Emile Durkheim’s notion of the sacred and the profane, refer to ideas of inside and outside, inclusive and exclusive and how they are a central characteristic of religion. An enclosure is a physical manifestation of these ideas of inside and outside. It is a way to act simply and very generally in a unifying manner.

A structure that could create and foster this idea of physical enclosure and inclusion, in a state where the concept of inclusion in a community and openness, would be creating an incredible dynamic. The structure would not infringe upon these two strong ideas of inclusion, but instead but strengthen them, tying them together and unifying them. It would strengthen the notion of community by not only providing shelter for the user, but by also demanding the user to respond to its most basic instincts of human compassion.

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Manifestations of the Unmanifest (a Manifesto)

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Invocation of The Tent

It is built of aluminum and fabric.
It keeps out the rain, but lets in the light.
It is light and moveable.
It sits between two opposing factions.
It is quiet and serene, within an arid landscape.

You are not proud and do not judge.
You are strong and resilient.
You expose me to unfamiliar ideas.
You make me feel safe.
You are there when I need you.

Thou decideth what to protect me from and what to expose me to.
Thou art tranquil and unpretentious.
Thou art there even in the most fallow of lands.
Thou art firm, but forgiving.
Thou hast room for all ideas.

I am wherever needed most.
I welcome all peoples with open arms.
I am bringer of light and creator of shadow.
I provide you with your strength.
I am hope for peace.
I am tent.

Michael Yarinsky

Filed under: manifesto, phase 1: research, program, worship + belief