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Exploration and explanation are fundamental aspects of human nature. Answers to the unknown are constantly sought, with religion being one of the many ways to find such answers. Across the Silk Roads, religion was shared, with Buddhist and Islamic belief systems expanding eastwards, shaping cultures.

Otherworldly - Traces of Religion in Contemporary Asia focuses on religion within the continent in a primarily contemporary timeline. The exhibition explores three major Asian faiths of the modern day: Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism, and their cultural remnants–pagodas, lotuses, mandalas, etc.--in various structures on the continent. It aims to contextualize the echoes of religion in a secular space.

The exhibition consists of 6 buildings, which emanate religious structures or principles but are largely secular in function–public parks, commercial buildings, etc–with an additional 6 to build a foundation for viewing religious iconography. It examines the architectural precedents set by religion in the present day. Religious practices and symbolism, though often invisible to the eye in a bustling city, remain tied to the culture and the architecture built from said culture. Otherwordly - Traces of Religion in Contemporary Asia displays the abilities of architects in grounding the worldly with the extension of religious principles.