S a c r e d T r a c k s /B a n g k o k

“For much of world’s population, religious practices are intimately woven into the fabric of daily life, thus ITCs have the potential to support a range of existing religious and spiritual activities, as well as imagine and create new practices.”

Genevieve Bell, No More SMS f r om Jesus, p. 141.1

T e c h n o -S p ir i t u a l P r a c t ic e s

T h e S p ir i t u a l L a y e r o f t h e C i t y

T h e S p ir i t u a l L a y e r o f t h e C i t y

Ephemeral Physical TokensFoodFlowersIncense

spirithouse design & practices evolve in megacity

LocationDateReligionStoryMusic

Tagging CulturalResources/

Spirit HousesShrinesOffering

alternate paths and routestemples

shrines

offerings

spirithouses

anointed spaces

prayersp

Place where mothermade offering to save her child’s health

Route where monks walk

I will say to the spirits, “I just ask to get by this way because I have no other route I can take. Don’t take a fancy to me.”

a v o id in g g h o s t s in t r a f f ic

Marlane Guelden, T ha il and: Spir it s Among Us

q u e s t io n sHow does urban architecture impact the design of the spirit house? Can we imagine a future when the spirits demand smart houses? What might these look like and how would they alter the city?

How might tagging sacred space impact the way people experience the city? Would wayfinding practices change? Traffic patterns shift for the spirits? What are the consequences of connecting a spiritual layer to rest of the networked city?