The House of Oil

THE HOUSE OF OIL

Indeed, certain things cannot be paid for, not even with oil... as we are told in the great film "Wild Strawberries" by Ingmar Bergman.

Subtle and prophetic irony…

Truly, it seems oil became more important for human life than oxygen, water and bread.

Its Majesty, OIL.

And these days, when a tragic war happens in Iran and in the Gulf, there is more talk, it seems, about OIL, OIL, OIL than about lost lives.

OIL, OIL, OIL, OIL, OIL.

Humanity, though, lived without oil for thousands of years.

But now it seems living without OIL is no living at all.

Forget about spirit (God), art, knowledge, morality, etc… they do not matter, or they matter far, far less than OIL.

The sky is black now, because of burned oil, burned by bombs.

The air is unbreathable.

The rain is black as well.

So it is only normal, we feel, to address the true king of human affairs, now, properly.

OIL – the ruler of life on this earth, now.

So shouldn’t we dedicate a special structure to this true King ?

If in the past we built temples for the gods, we should build now temples for OIL – the supreme god of the present. OIL.

So how would THE HOUSE OF OIL look like ?

Would it be black just like the sky, now, in that doomed region attracting so much interest from both armies and businesses ?

Capitalism itself without oil is inconceivable.

Drill, baby, drill! – shouted the president of the United States.

Drill for the supreme God!

Forget Zeus, the god on mount Olympus now is undoubtedly OIL.

So it is only normal to envision adoring temples dedicated to this undisputable force, this phenomenon, this true alpha and omega of human existence: OIL.

We invite you to envision The First Temple dedicated to this quintessential, all-powerful god: OIL.

And we hope that following our example the whole world will do the same: cover the whole earth with countless HOUSES OF OIL. THE TEMPLES OF OIL. THE TOTEMIC LODGINGS OF THE TRUE WORLD RULER NOW AND FOREVER: OIL!

Please send us your work on two sheets format A1, digitally, to [email protected], by July 1^st, 2026. Please orient your sheets vertically. And please register by June 15^th. If you have any questions please contact us. We will publish all the works received on our website and we will organize a travelling exhibition.

Thank you,

I C A R C H

www.icarch.us