FAITH 09
SUBMISSIONS FOR FAITH 09 ARE NOW OPEN
architecture—knowledge—history—desire—the sacred—metaphysics—symbol—ritual—heresy—technology—sex—tradition—the institution—memories—self—hope—truth—the unknown—ideology—the occult—science—democracy—intuition—the economy—prayer—religion—academia—nothing—mysticism—doubt—faith—
When I was little, I fell in love with those places steeped in faith.
Faded stonework, stories hidden beneath each groove. The ceremony of entrance, the holy water marking the transitions between states. How they breathed solemnity into silence, with gilded alcoves and whispering altars conjuring images of the sacred, the transcendent, and the sublime.
The power of an image, obscured, and slowly unfolding.
Moments of clarity through the soft mesh of gauze.
A candle, lost, and relit.
What is sacred space, today? What is ritual?
What are spaces that make your heart quicken, glimpses of clarity in an oneiric haze?
Kaleidoscopic colours drifting across hard wooden floors. Ancient trees, unnumbered megaliths, firmly outside the realm of the cult, the canny, and the scrutable. Images and rituals infused with centuries of tradition and culture, or an everyday kind of faith in gestures of homely generosity and spiritual domesticity.
FAITH is not only the spiritual, but stories of hope, of desire. Prayers for the future, and a belief in something beyond the unending now. Fears of a utopia, or dreams of an eschatological end. Far reaching in its significance, yet achingly intimate, FAITH asks you to consider, to dream, and to believe.
FAITH is a synonym for hope, a love letter to the unknown, and the celebration of the stories, myths, and traditions that make up our limitless selves.
For this issue, we ask for the personal, the terrific, and the divine.
Information for submitting:
- Attach your work to an email and send to: caliperjournal@outlook.com
- We accept : PDF (<10GB), word doc, jpeg, dropbox link, etc.
- (include a sentence or two to say hello + clarify your work/intention!)
- If accepted, there will be a few weeks given to allow for editing/tying together any loose knots in your submission. We definitely accept WIPS/expressions of interest - however, please provide us with a clear direction and end goal.