ISSUE 01 – Rituals (PDF)
The scale of a ritual can range from checking Instagram before bed to the mass migration of people in and out of cities everyday at rush hour. It can be the design of a religious sanctuary to a rite of passage. From secular to religious, built form to social construct, rituals are up to interpretation. Is a ritual defined as a ceremony? As a life cycle? As a routine? Who and what defines how important a ritual is? How do we use objects in our rituals, from toothbrushes to dropping the ball on New Year’s Eve?
The scale of a ritual can range from checking Instagram before bed to the mass migration of people in and out of cities everyday at rush hour. It can be the design of a religious sanctuary to a rite of passage. From secular to religious, built form to social construct, rituals are up to interpretation. Is a ritual defined as a ceremony? As a life cycle? As a routine? Who and what defines how important a ritual is? How do we use objects in our rituals, from toothbrushes to dropping the ball on New Year’s Eve?
The scale of a ritual can range from checking Instagram before bed to the mass migration of people in and out of cities everyday at rush hour. It can be the design of a religious sanctuary to a rite of passage. From secular to religious, built form to social construct, rituals are up to interpretation. Is a ritual defined as a ceremony? As a life cycle? As a routine? Who and what defines how important a ritual is? How do we use objects in our rituals, from toothbrushes to dropping the ball on New Year’s Eve?