CONTRADICTORY FORCES
So far I have been mainly looking into ideas of decadence within religion and places of worship but now I want to somehow involve austerity as well. i quite like the idea of combining both words together whether it be they gradually merge or link.
I started to think about religion more as an act than the aesthetics of it. Religion no matter what type or what part of the world it is from can be something that people live their life by or it can simply be a form of comfort for people in times of need. I want to look at the austere side of religion.
Solemnity
Severity
Devotion
Abstinence
Self discipline
Puritanism
I related this to the architectural side of the religious spaces I have researched and thought of rigid lines, minimalism, simple structures, stripping, breaking down, modernity.
Some images I found to link to this:
Dom Brosco Cathedral, Brasil:
Israel Museum:
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona:
Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavík, Iceland:
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