Inspired by Japanese Shinto Shrine Kitano Tenmangu, "Shrine of Prayers" is my interpretation of the traditional Japanese "Gongen" architectural style and its embodied Shinto religion.

By taking full advantage of a CG medium and a central perspective, the iconic main Shrine Facade and Shrine Gate are altered and re-positioned such that they can be fully framed and appreciated within a single view - a view that does not exist in reality.

Plum, the motif of Kitano Tenmangu, is illustrated as a symbolic bond interwoven among the wooden plagues of prayers (Ema), the Shinto Priest and the sky - depicting the spiritual interconnection of Deity(Kami), Men and Nature that has been recognized and upheld through centuries of prayers and traditional Shinto practices in Japan.