iCross Print

A powerful piece upon which the dichotomy of two transcendental symbols exist. On one end, the omniscient cross, a shape synonymous ith the analects of religion. On the other, the iPhone, a stolid and revolutionary technology that achieved permanence in cultures from New York to Sydney, from Buenos Aires to Beijing. People worship their smartphones, like the iPhone, more than they worship their gods. Individuals in this day and age rarely go anywhere without a phone– a piece of technology that has become engrained in their very being the same way Christianity is part of the practicing Christian. This wall sculpture is an exploratory work intended to question the unchallenged paradigms we value in a society, specifically, the dependence on technology as the new religion. The cult of the smartphone, much like the cult of religion, is omnipresent within the structural paradigm of a society– providing an intellectual and technological crutch for its users. Whereas religion generally acts as a stopgap regarding the responsibility of one’s decisions — the antithesis of Sartre’s existential philosophy, religion also explains mankind’s place in the world by filling the void in the human narrative regarding the meaning of life. Similarly, the phone has become the very crutch society leans on for the execution of modern life itself. Imagine living without the smartphone, how would that feel? Imagine a world without the religious mythologies — is such a feat even possible? The iPhone was utilized in the piece to propose a multi-layered meaning to the work. Not only does the wall sculpture explore technology and religion, but also the cult status of the iPhone itself as it relates to the deified role of Steve Jobs. Jobs’ popularization of the iPhone opened the door to a new cult of technology in which more people are being indoctrinated every day. The technological revolution of the smartphone changed humanity’s operational paradigms, just like belief structures created by religion affected generations across the millenia. iCross 13.5 x 19.5 x 1.25 inches 34.3 x 49.5 x 3.2 cm Seven iPhone3′s, wood, adhesive

Print:Giclee on Canvas

Size:12 W x 16 H x 1.25 D in

Size with Frame:13.75 W x 17.75 H x 1.25 D in

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