BP # 2

 

Circles - Create a sense of equality; no matter where you are standing on the circle you are equally distant from the center as someone else on any other part of the circle. Circles are symmetrical and balanced; their direction is simple and organized. Like the north star they tend to guide you somewhere and lead you to the center.

 



Groups - Create a pathway; you can sense where to go by the line up of the trees (in the first picture) without anyone telling you any direction. In addition, in the second picture you can see that you must go up from the vertical direction of the building. The repetition of groups of objects create unity and make you think of the saying "strength in numbers." The trees give the impression of bonding; standing strong together.





                                                

Stacks - Create a sense of visual hierarchy, the higher up you are upon the stack, the more powerful you seem. Even though in stacks each level is in proportion to each other they [stacks] give you the appearance of solidity and importance the higher up you are on the scale. Stacks also emphasize the contrast of each level and creates boundaries between the different them. In the 2nd picture, the stairs lead up to a bigger circle that serves as a ceremonial site for gatherings and special events.






After doing this project, I see how the environment affects rituals. For example, a tribe living in the dry, arid Sahara Desert wouldn't worship a rain god as their main deity because they do not receive a significant amount of rain to make them feel a certain god of that nature exists. Likewise, a culture in Egypt living on the Nile River probably would. Also, going back to the Bible and Biblical times the heaven and the earth and all that goes with it was created before people, so in that sense the weather/climate and environments existed long before people and their rituals. So, in that sense cultures first started creating rituals and gods based on the resources that their environment provided for them.