The Book of Numbers

Here is another piece utilizing Japanese playing cards; this one illustrates the Book of Numbers:

Numbers (2005) (8 3/4" x 6 1/2" x 3 1/2" closed)

assemblage in wooden slide holder

There were places for 36 slides in this box, which suggested the Book of Numbers as an appropriate subject for the piece since there are 36 chapters in that book. A small collage was created for each of the playing cards to illustrate the contents of each chapter. The inside lid contains a map of the Holy Land and a lion. The latter is quite visible in the picture above, but disappears when viewed from a slightly higher elevation due to a transverse row of translucent plastic strips.  This symbolizes the hidden Lion of Judah to come--the Messiah.