This region in India is full of churches that look nothing like churches
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They don’t build churches like they do in Kerala, India.
In their series, entitled Postcolonial Epiphany, art studio ‘Haubitz + Zoche’ document the extravagantly-ornamented churches commonly found in the region of Kerala in South India.
An extension of the firm’s 2014 work wherein they captured equally-flamboyant movie theatres, the series shows the strange yet fascinating local architectural style brought forth by Western and socialist influences.
Postcolonial Epiphany by ‘Haubitz + Zoche’
Many of these religious structures were built after the country’s independence in 1947, and were largely influenced by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. Known for their bright colours and striking decor, these places of worship often feature sculptures of bibles and globes, images of glowing stars, and statues of giant candles.