The confluence of Science and Religion is an often discussed relationship. Less common is the interplay of Technology and Religion.

The Prayer Antenna is part of a larger series of Religious Technical Artifacts created by Canadian-born artist Paul Davies.

The installation consists of a painted motorcycle helmet adorned with antennas that use “sufficient surveillance technology to receive signals from the gods”. This is actually what is happening: The antennas pick up ambient sounds within the gallery space, people talking and walking. These sounds are amplified and fed into two speakers in the helmet.

The work is currently exhibited at BAPLab in Brooklyn, NY.