When I first read of the project I was intrigued. It was
reported as a space for contemplation, meditation and prayer for those of all
faiths and none. More detailed research led me to understand that the project
was jointly funded, by the Commune, and the Church.
Whilst I admire and celebrate the ambition, the beautiful
(non-prescriptive) fluid form is compromised by the linear (Christian) Aisle
and in my humble opinion fatally compromised by the presence of the symbolism
of Christian liturgy.
When will faith systems be courageous enough to discard
factional semiotics for the greater good?
If I imagine myself as a man of Islam, a Hindu, a Buddhist, a Jain, or indeed simply as a man without a God what would I make of this? Where is the common ground?
If I imagine myself as a man of Islam, a Hindu, a Buddhist, a Jain, or indeed simply as a man without a God what would I make of this? Where is the common ground?
A lost opportunity, within a sublimely beautiful space.
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