Personal Shrine
Shrines have been created in many cultures throughout the world and for various reasons including secular and religious or as memorials. A shrine is a receptacle for sacred relics or items of importance.
Some well-known shrines include the Taj Mahal and the Egyptian pyramids. Public monuments such as the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, the Mount Rushmore carvings, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial are all examples of secular shrines that honor the memories of individuals whose lives and deaths have influenced our history as well as countless individual lives Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods". Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber of the shrine where they cannot be seen by anybody. People visit shrines in order to pay respect to the kami or to pray for good fortune As artist, you are taking a bit more freedom with the definition of a shrine. You will be a creating a window into something “sacred” to you such as family, birth, death, your future self. For your shrine, you will need to create a kind of HOUSE using found objects. Details:
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Material suggestions:
- old paper goods - postage stamps - feathers
- old photographs - lace - bark
- decorative papers - rubber stamps - twigs
- sheet music - buttons - reeds
- post cards - bones - small spoons
- maps - shells - beads
- coins/medals - keys - charms
- tin foil - jewelry - games pieces
- baby blocks - pencils - small figurines
This list is not exclusive, be creative.
- old paper goods - postage stamps - feathers
- old photographs - lace - bark
- decorative papers - rubber stamps - twigs
- sheet music - buttons - reeds
- post cards - bones - small spoons
- maps - shells - beads
- coins/medals - keys - charms
- tin foil - jewelry - games pieces
- baby blocks - pencils - small figurines
This list is not exclusive, be creative.