What We Carry Into the Future: Culture, Religion, and Rituals in the Digital Age
From sacred pilgrimages reimagined in video games to Shakespeare performed inside a crime-ridden virtual city, our most enduring cultural and spiritual rituals are being reshaped by the digital spaces we now inhabit. These are not only clever adaptations but reflections of how people continue to seek meaning, connection, and beauty — even inside our 21st century lives of code, algorithms, and platforms.
Reimagining Ex-Voto Paintings in the Digital Age
Have you ever experienced something so extraordinary that it felt like the universe was reaching out to you? A moment of unexpected grace, an unexplainable turn of events, or a deep transformation that changed the course of your life? For centuries, people have tried to make sense of these moments through art, creating visual testaments to their miracles. One of the most enduring forms of this practice is the ex-voto painting — a tradition that spans cultures, faiths, and time itself.