Ache Monsatery

Does fish also has a belief?

Programme: LARGE-SCALE ARCHIITECTURE DESIGN

Location: Magang Fishing Port, Yilan, Taiwan

Instructor: Junsong, Yang

Type: Group work (with Megan Li)

Time: 09/2019~03/2020

"Before consciousness, all was well. No one suffered pain, or love, or loss, No one knew regret, or desire's swell, Or bitter jealousy's dross. No one cared for the havoc of defeat, Or the devastation of woe. All was pure, untouched, complete, And in ignorance, the world did glow."

Thomas Hardy, "Before and After"

Fish, as a species without facial expressions, do not reveal their emotions or ability to feel pain from their appearance. If it is true that they have a short memory span of only seven seconds, then that seven seconds may represent a cycle in which they are capable of contemplating very little. Do they have their own beliefs? On the other hand, when a person with only a short time left to live is faced with the greatest pain, how will they view death? Will they still hold onto their beliefs?

The father of existentialism, Søren Kierkegaard, once said, "The true life is a life that is lived in religion." Have you ever thought about where your life comes from and where it is going? Have you ever pondered how to construct the value of your life? While most people can intuitively answer the first question, not everyone can immediately respond to how they can construct the value of their life.

UTOPIA ?

What is Religion ?

+ Religion is an institution that preserves beliefs.

+ Faith defines the consciousness of self-existence. It can be said that people have consciousness first, which then leads to the development of faith.

What is Pain ?

DYSTOPIA ?

What is Consciousness ?

All living beings have consciousness. + one is faith without consciousness, + the other is consciousness without faith.

Pain is an existence proof that is distinct from the five senses, + An important node that links the body and the mind. In the religious view of pain, pain is seen as + a form of cultivation and a way to approach God, using pain to achieve spiritual sublimation.

What Happened in the MORIBUND SPACE ?

= Religious medicine

= Life is a process of growth and decay. Human body death ≠ Consciousness death

NO! - Morphine injection

- Painlessness / Unconsciousness / Lack of awareness

- Waiting for death