Post on 08-Jul-2015
Sacred Tracks /Bangkok
“For much of world’s population, religiouspractices are intimately woven into thefabric of daily life, thus ITCs have thepotential to support a range of existingreligious and spiritual activities, as well asimagine and create new practices.”
Genevieve Bell, No More SMS from Jesus, p. 141.
Techno-Spiritual Practices
The Spiritual Layer of the City
The Spiritual Layer of the City
EphemeralPhysical TokensFoodFlowersIncense
spirithouse design &practicesevolve inmegacity
LocationDateReligionStoryMusic
Tagging CulturalResources/
Spirit HousesShrinesOffering
alternate paths and routestemples
shrines
offerings
spirithouses
anointed spaces
prayers
Place where mothermade offering to save her child’s health
Route wheremonks walk
I will say to the spirits, “I just ask to get bythis way because I have no other route Ican take. Don’t take a fancy to me.”
avoiding ghosts in traffic
Marlane Guelden, Thailand: Spirits Among Us
questions
How does urban architecture impact the design of thespirit house? Can we imagine a future when the spiritsdemand smart houses? What might these look like andhow would they alter the city?
How might tagging sacred space impact the way peopleexperience the city? Would wayfinding practiceschange? Traffic patterns shift for the spirits? What arethe consequences of connecting a spiritual layer to restof the networked city?