{"product_id":"we-the-faithful","title":"We The Faithful","description":"\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"html\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe The Faithful\u003c\/em\u003e is available for print on archival glicée paper. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe The\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eFaithful\u003c\/em\u003e forms part of a series of film photographs entitled \u003cem\u003eAvailable After\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eArmageddon\u003c\/em\u003e, which began in 2022. This series marked the beginning of Shannon's formal documentation and critical inquiry into the structures of organized religion and normalised cult-like behaviour in religion. Here, Shannon draws attention to the idealised and utopian doctrines within the religious body by quoting a phrase from the speaker's address. \"We the faithful\" was used to address members of the congregation in a way that not only presents a false sense of unity among the group but also serves as a command, insinuating that all those who choose to stray from the group's doctrines will in essence be 'othered'. Instances of 'othering' via isolation occur in religious groups where followers of a faith are forced to abandon and cease forms of contact with a non-believer. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eWe The Faithful \u003c\/em\u003e(2023) was exhibited at \u003cem\u003eThis Kind of Light\u003c\/em\u003e (2024) at Koop Gallery. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Local Vendor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47742506893533,"sku":"troye-shannon_we-the-faithful","price":8222.5,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/7261\/1293\/files\/troye_shannon_we_the_faithful_2023_1_29603633-4d7a-4c3e-980b-6b5ca1014903.jpg?v=1775566054","url":"https:\/\/latitudes.online\/products\/we-the-faithful","provider":"Latitudes Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}