Thursday 24 September 2009

Really?



Situated close to the centre of town the Leeds Blenheim Baptist Church has left many passer by seeking an epiphany as to why the materials chosen to build this church were chosen. The iron slates are already distressed and it has only been up and accessible to the public in the last month. 
The iron plates are basically reacting to the environment at such an accelerated speed and rusting- rearing its ugly head slowly with the passage of time. 
If this is not a conceptual work of art then I do not know what is. 
Thinking about it on from a religious stand point- the building on the outside is a reflection our sins and the sins of the world- but once inside the building your sins no longer take precedence. You are beautiful again in the presence of the Lord. But only in the presence of the Lord. 
Like sin- its is not something we want to openly associate ourselves with, so those who turn their noses up at the building are the very people that judge excessively without trial. The church passively invites passers-by to want to see past the exterior because it is totally different from the interior. But only by choice. There is no allure. You have to want to see for yourself. Much like Christianity. 


HOWEVER.
Based on design.
Beautiful angles. 
Creative material used for construction.
Forward thinking design.



Its a shame it looks so ugly.


 

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