1. What’s working?
– An attempt at different ways of translation
2. What’s not working?
– Insufficient research on the relationship between money and currency
– No change in content obtained by changing the form
– Lack of logic
3. To develop further
– Finding good entry points about religion
– More research on the relationship between money and currency and their meaning
For this two-week project, I chose an overly large topic which contains a lot to explore. For example, interpreting time and space from the sci-fi text, or exploring the differences between East and West from a religious perspective. As I picked the relationship between religion and currency to explore, I was suggested to go into more detail about the background of the religion as told by the author, as well as author’s attitude towards it, which would give me more relevance in my study of the religion.
Religion and currency are similar from a developmental point of view, for example they both move from the abstract to the tangible, and this can be a source of inspiration for linking the two. When it comes to the meaning of currency in religious area, money sometimes represents the forgiveness and the hope for wishes to come true.
On the other hand, it extends from the idea of religion and money to think about the commodification of religion and the process of materialization by people of such sacred things as technology develops.
I experimented with different mediums to express religious vocabulary in this project, and although the result achieved can only be called a very superficial translation between religion and money, with many directions to be explored, it has given me a more mature reflection on how to choose the theme of the project within the given time frame. When confronted with a topic that has a wealth of information, it is important to try to take a small perspective and to detail the object of research so that the project can go smoothly and in depth rather than just scratching the surface of the topic.