P7 Ivan Capdevila
SUKKOT ARTEFACT
UA 2014 — 2015
Alejandra Martínez Pina
SECHACH CLOUD
The word “Sukkot” means “booths,” and refers to the temporary dwellings that we (Jewish people) are commanded to live in during this seven days holiday in memory of the period of wandering. Sukkot has a dual significance: historical and agricultural. Historically, Sukkot commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Agriculturally, Sukkot is a harvest festival.
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CHAG SAMEAG! (happy Sukkot to you!)
SUKKOT STEPS
THE FOUR KINDS
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etrog hadassim
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LULAV DANCE 2
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SABBATH DINNER
Sabbath loaf
Trail, no pots
“YOU SHALL MAKE FOR YOURSELF THE FESTIVAL OF SUKKOT FOR SEVEN DAYS, WITH YOU GATHERING FROM YOUR THRESHING FLOOR AND FROM YOUR WINE VAT” DEUTERONOMY 16:14
CHAG SAMEAG! (happy Sukkot to you) Units and restrictions
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CHAG SAMEAG! (happy Sukkot to you!)
SUKKOT STEPS
THE FOUR KINDS
1
etrog hadassim
lulav
aravot
LULAV DANCE 2
3
SABBATH DINNER
Sabbath loaf
Trail, no pots
“YOU SHALL DWELL IN HUTS FOR SEVEN DAYS. EVERY MEMBER OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE SHALL DWELL IN HUTS, SO THAT YOUR GENERATIONS SHALL KNOW THAT I HAD THE ISRAELITES DWELL IN HUTS WHEN I TOOK THEM OUT OF EGYPT” LEVITICUS 23: 42-43
WHERE?
USA
NYC
MANHATTAN
DOWNTOWN
CITY’S HALL PARK
DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE Manhattan, global centre of consumption and second largest jewish residence in the world. The choosen site relates de artefact with the white-collar jewish population. Limiting the user’s time of the sukkah in 30 minutes, the minimum break lunch for officers.
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
HOW? Fishing and agriculture are two bases in the food system of the city. This reviewed sukkah tries to highlight the link of the agri-food process with the food itself, even the vending machines one.
KITCHEN = VENDING MACHINES WOOD PANEL WALLS = FISHING NET
The festival of sukkot talks about sharing, caring and enjoying. The consumerist view of this points lead the project to use the leftovers of the industry as the whole of the elements. All them reusable and retornable.
WOOD SECHACH SUBSTRUCTURE = RAKE YOU PLACING SECHACH = VENDING MACHINES MACHINARY
Demarest Farms -244, Wierinus Rd Hillsdale
Champion vending USA -50 Sea View Blvd, Port Washington, NY
New York harbor sportfishing -255 N Moore St, NY
NEW YORK CITY’s industry goods
York scaffold equipment corp.
-37-20 12th St Long Island City, NY
WHAT? Sechach -> the vegetative covering of a sukkah. It is the representation of the “clouds of glory” which protected the Jewish people while walking through the Sinai desert.
There is a verse in the Torah from which is derived the requirement that the “Sechach” should be applied “actively” and not “passively.” This principle is called “Ta’Aseh v’lo Min he’Asuy.” Using other words, positive, intentional action on the part of the one who lays the “Sechach” is required, rather than the passive allowing of the arrival of the “Sechach” to occur.
Kosher -> proper or correct. Describes food that is permissible to eat under Jewish dietary laws. Can also describe any other ritual object that is fit for use according to Jewish law.
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Sechach warehouse + insulation
3 tefachim
Purchaising space
18 amot
Lavud: law written in the Talmud that specifies that if two things are closer than 3 tefajim they’re consider to be touching. Day 1
Day 3
Day 7
THE MORE JEWISH PEOPLE COME, THE MORE NATURAL-CONNECTED THE SUKKAH IS. SUPPORT THE SECHACH TO SHOW WE ARE HERE!
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TAKE ONE SEEDLING BEFORE YOU GO!
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As the seedlings desappear, the sechach goes up, covering us all.
ASSEMBLING THE SECHACH CLOUD
Andamio 1 Scaffolding
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Rake Rastrillos
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Industrial Elevador
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Horizontal fishing net Red techo
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Seedlings Planteles
Conveyor belt Cinta transportadora
Red paredfishing net 9 Vertical
machines Máquinasvending expendedoras Kosher 10Kosher
elevator
DAY 1 Día 1 Raw structure
machinery Mecanismo machine máquina expendedora 4 Vending
Furniture 8 Hamacas
DAY 7 Día 7 Sechach Cloud
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13 am - LUNCH BREAK TIME
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Snitch canvas
8 am
13 am - LUNCH BREAK TIME
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LEADERS OF THE SUPERNAL GUESTS AND OF THE CHASSIDIC ENTOURAGE OF USHPIZIN per day Each day of the Sukkot celebration the Jewish community pray in name of one leader of what they call “the supernal guests” and “the chassidic entourage of Ushpizin”. The images of these men are fundamental for them and are always present the day they lead. DAY 1, Thursday
DAY 2, Friday
DAY 3, Sabbath
DAY 4, Sunday
DAY 5, Monday
DAY 6, Tuesday
Alter Rebbe
Rebbe Rashab Rebbe Maharash
Moses Patriarch Isaac Aaron the high priest
Patriarch Jacob King David
Maggid of Mezeritch Rebbe Rashab Mitteler Rebbe TORAH READINGS per day
Tzemach Tzedek
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INSERT COIN!
Sechach will star moving and creating the natural shade.
30 min AFTER
Sechach will fall into the warehouse.
The more users, the more sechach, the more isolated, the more connected with G-d.
End of presentation Thanks for whatching!