Glorious blasphemy zine orbits across two spheres of thought:
(1) The zine confronts traditional Christianity by engaging in what is considered blasphemous—Blackness, transness, queerness, desire. It disorients what we know of organized religion, and reorients us towards the flesh.
It asks, what becomes of God when they witness me as I am and not as I am forcing myself to be?
A relationship with God also involves them having a relationship with us. So, who does God become when we are honest about who we are and our desires?
(2) The zine expands what it means to experience a direct connection to the beyond. Christianity purports that this connection is only possible through the church, repression, and purity. This work seeks to recognize that place of direct connection in our everyday lives—whether with one another or through nature, this resonance finds us everywhere if we pay close enough attention.
“The cultural technique of deep attention emerged precisely out of ritual and religious practices. It is no accident that ‘religion’ is derived from relegere: to take note. Every religious practice is an exercise in attention…attention is the natural prayer of the soul.” (The Disappearance of Rituals by Byung-Chul Han, pg. 7)
Glorious Blasphemy Zine is asking you to see/taste/feel each time that direct connection is occurring within your own life. This zine is asking you to pay attention.