Everyone prays differently

Descartes's "I think therefore I am" elevated rational thinking, leading to dehumanisation and disconnection from nature, others and ourselves. This project draws from ancestral traditions that cross time and can provide new perspectives of being in the world. People gather around a jute rug to listen to Afro-Brazilian religious believers' opinions on ancestrality, spirituality, and nature mixed with a ritualistic drum beat. The rug, the oral storytelling and the drums can also be understood as ancestral technologies used alongside contemporary apparatus, indicating that the past is dynamic, and it is up to us to engage with it in new ways. 'Everyone prays differently' returns to the past and uses it to catalyse our present lives, aiming for a more sustainable future.