The new religion
I took this photo last year while on holiday in Berlin. It shows the Marienkirche (St Mary's Church) in the foreground dwarfed by the 368m-high Fernsehturm (Television Tower) in the background.
This image resonated with me at the time because it unequivocally declared the new religion. A beautiful 13th Century building representing the power of the church through the centuries, lorded over by a modern (some may say gaudy) structure representing the overwhelming dominance of mass communication in the present day.
It wasn't until I watched Bendito Machine III as a participant in The University of Edinburgh’s E-learning and Digital Cultures course did I realise the parallels between the Judeo-Christian story of Moses climbing Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments from God and how modern consumers submit to technology today.
Whether it assumes the form of a flat-screen TV or the latest mobile device, we are only too willing to worship our one true god. That is, of course, until the next version is released...
The new religion
I took this photo last year while on holiday in Berlin. It shows the Marienkirche (St Mary's Church) in the foreground dwarfed by the 368m-high Fernsehturm (Television Tower) in the background.
This image resonated with me at the time because it unequivocally declared the new religion. A beautiful 13th Century building representing the power of the church through the centuries, lorded over by a modern (some may say gaudy) structure representing the overwhelming dominance of mass communication in the present day.
It wasn't until I watched Bendito Machine III as a participant in The University of Edinburgh’s E-learning and Digital Cultures course did I realise the parallels between the Judeo-Christian story of Moses climbing Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments from God and how modern consumers submit to technology today.
Whether it assumes the form of a flat-screen TV or the latest mobile device, we are only too willing to worship our one true god. That is, of course, until the next version is released...