David Small's Talmud is really interesting on many fronts. First, the thought of seeing architecture in the written word is a new approach to reading, but then to use a spiritual text in order to present it adds a new dimension. People tend to look at anything that involves "scripture" with a different eye, I guess the way someone understands any particular religion paints things that represent that religion any sometime objectivity gets thrown out the window. I wonder why he chose the talmud instead of another type of book.
Then again, displaying this in a way that puts the whole thing right in front of the viewer adds new insight into the reading of scripture. I have no idea if this was his intent but I know that people have a tendency to "proof text" when looking at religious texts, pick versus up individually to prove a point even if the full context makes it mean something very different. This presentation makes that a little more difficult I think.
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