{"product_id":"bolt-fort-wayne-indiana-2007","title":"Joe Johnson: Bolt, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoe Johnson photographs the empty interiors of the vast post-modern industrial spaces across America which have become “mega churches.” Megalithic in size, these converted Hilton hotels and restored theaters are transformed into prayer halls each Sunday through performative rituals and multimedia spectacles, inspiring thousands of Christian worshippers. A minimum of 2,000 worshippers must attend the weekend service for the building to attain the mega church status. Using the descriptive power of photography, Johnson constructs a personal vocabulary to investigate subjects that have some inherent tension and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographs in his Mega Church project attempt to reveal the mechanics of creating faith by capturing the wires, computers, light bulbs, and cords used to construct mysteries on stage for the faithful. The rawness of the abandoned mega-space and the eerie familiarity of its commercial fixtures question the intention and business of faith in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAperture offers special limited-edition prints by the winner and runners-up of the annual Aperture Portfolio Prize. In choosing the first-prize winner and runners-up, we look for fresh work that hasn’t been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues. Proceeds from the sales of these prints will benefit both the artists and Aperture Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514061557894,"sku":"L0167","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-L0167-1_20890269-acd9-4862-9d21-f001984c4d56.jpg?v=1763775474","url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/products\/bolt-fort-wayne-indiana-2007","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}