This paper discusses the outcomes of the digital revolution for theological thinking. As societies are becoming ever more mediated by digital apparatuses, the ways in which we experience and...Show moreThis paper discusses the outcomes of the digital revolution for theological thinking. As societies are becoming ever more mediated by digital apparatuses, the ways in which we experience and conceptualize the world is likewise influenced by these technologies. Sage Elwell’s deduction of a crisis of transcendence provides the theological implications of the digital revolution upon which this paper constructs the concepts of fractal self and invisible union. By converging both concepts with Andy Clark and David Chalmers thesis of the Extended Mind, this article unveils code, database and algorithm’s role as cognitive scaffolds capable of sustaining complex systems of ultimate meaning. Moreover, the paper positions its vision with the aid of the artwork Angels by the internet artist Baphomet Kun. In conclusion, this article unearths the theory of the world emanated by code, suggesting an identicalness between self and environment at large.Show less
This thesis offers an analysis of several contemporary artworks that address the role of imagery on the Internet, which increasingly constitutes our worldview. Although the key role of the Internet...Show moreThis thesis offers an analysis of several contemporary artworks that address the role of imagery on the Internet, which increasingly constitutes our worldview. Although the key role of the Internet in processes of interculturalization is often put forward, recent changes in the functioning of our browsers, search engines and our use of social media do not allow for worldviews to be expanded or enriched by the Internet. Rather, mechanisms such as ‘personalization’, the use of social media as multimedia browsers, and commercial governing hubs of images are likely to result in a reaffirmation of worldviews. Online visual culture plays a key role within these mechanisms. With different strategies and media, the works and online interventions discussed in this thesis elucidate important aspects of the way information and visual imagery on the Internet is mediated and disseminated.Show less
