9 Billion Names of God – Arthur C. Clarke

In Clarks story a computer operator is hired by a set of Tibetan monks to go an help them use the super calculator. They are attempting to find the name of god by using the computer to make all the combinations. My image shows the computer in the temple, with a contrast between the traditional and the technological. I have kept the image black and white so that these two elements tie together more. The pillars which are meant to be covered in decorative material do look more like the spinning brushes of a car wash.

The picture has a religious sense of stillness, to counteract this I have made a very subtle animation. It makes the lights on the computer blink, this creates more of a contrast between the calm temple and the computer. I find that the black pillar at the forefront of the image makes it more immersive as though it is being seen from the point of view of a character in the story.

 

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