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The Western Wall is a place of prayer and
of intense religious socialisation. And Friday is the gradual
transition from weekday to Shabbat. This picture functions
in a similar fashion to "Tolosa": when it first
displays, there are no people. There is a red cloth on the
table. A double click brings on the people. The picture provides
an anthropological view of the functioning of this space,
via the rituals, both religious and social, of the people
there. The man with the blue anorak is in charge, he seldom
leaves the table, and enters frequently into discussion with
his fellows. Indeed, with patience you will observe the moment
that he changes the table cloth. There are other instants
to watch for: a man on a chair has a revelation, another reaches
up to push a note into a cranny in the wall. Hold the mouse
down to freeze the moment. Double click to clear the stage…
and to change the table cloth.
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