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Divine Machinery is a contemporary aesthetic which blends themes of technology with religion, focusing on the artificial and associating it with the divine. Commonly utilized imagery includes wires, computer monitors, transmission towers, hardware components, religious iconography and angels.

The aesthetic and the community surrounding it often seek to compare technological creation to divine creation, conceptually identifying humanity with god(s) and machinery with angels. Beyond this, Divine Machinery tends to draw connections between biological forms, religious motifs and mechanical structures. The aesthetic explores concepts such as artificial intelligence, transhumanism and conflict between religion and scientific progress.

TempleOS by Terry A. Davis, might or might not, be mentioned, and with it alt-right activities - being supercritical, mistrust of media and governments, suspicious.

Visuals[]

Divine Machinery is typically portrayed with dark colors and glitchy visuals. Spiritual symbolism is also frequently incorporated, mostly related to Christianity (especially Catholicism), The mechanical and theological imagery can often be seen together. Examples of visual motifs include:

  • Retro computer displays
  • BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)
  • Bundles of cables
  • Transmission towers
  • Motherboards
  • Robotics
  • Broken or malfunctioning technology
  • TV static
  • Crosses
  • Angelic or Divine figures

Resources[]

External links to explore Divine Machinery:

Tumblr Blogs[]

Pinterest Boards[]

Activities[]

  • Leaving offerings at electricity pylons
  • Staring into TV static in hopes of revelations
  • Seeking deities within computers
  • Sleeping among fiber optic cables
  • Tinkering with TempleOS

Gallery[]

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