Burning Down the Temple: Religion and Irony in Black Rock City
…nd weeping could be heard between the chiming of bells on Taylor Kuffner’s computerized sound art piece, “The Soul of the Temple.” Hundreds of temple visitors were reading and writing stories of abuse and suffering or messages to the dead for others to read: a best friend who suffered from a heart attack brought about by years of bulimia; a letter to a brother who committed suicide; a goodbye to a 24-year-old who was struck by lightning while camp…
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