Individuality Matters.
Individuality Matters is a project that describes my struggle with my religious identity. I was raised in the Methodist Church, attending Sunday services and Sunday school with my family. The concept of God never fully resonated with me, not in a negative way, but because I never truly connected with the idea of a higher power existing.
I currently practice agnosticism, meaning that I believe a higher power might exist, but I choose not to identify with a specific religion. In my freshman year of college, I took a Religious Studies course and was introduced to a variety of religions, such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. While I had heard of these religions before, my knowledge was limited to just their names. Through the course, I came to appreciate the unique aspects of each religion, and I enjoy learning more about them whenever I can.
This poster and animation are meant to point out the ignorance that walks along side religion, since faith typically overshadows the willingness to accept other ideas of creation. While I respect the community of Christianity, they have a tendency to force their religion on others in an attempt to spread the word of God.
I currently practice agnosticism, meaning that I believe a higher power might exist, but I choose not to identify with a specific religion. In my freshman year of college, I took a Religious Studies course and was introduced to a variety of religions, such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. While I had heard of these religions before, my knowledge was limited to just their names. Through the course, I came to appreciate the unique aspects of each religion, and I enjoy learning more about them whenever I can.
This poster and animation are meant to point out the ignorance that walks along side religion, since faith typically overshadows the willingness to accept other ideas of creation. While I respect the community of Christianity, they have a tendency to force their religion on others in an attempt to spread the word of God.
The prompt for this project was to ask the question “What Matters?”, so I focused on religious identity and that individuality must be respected.
This Poster was printed on 11x17 Xerox paper at the VCU Creative Print Bureau, and the animation was made in Adobe Premier Pro.
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