The pavilion will be realized during Sala-Manca’s residency at Venezia Contemporanea in the Venetian Ghetto in Autumn 2025, with active involvement from the local community. It will be activated with public events and performances by Sala-Manca and other participants of the 2025 Yiddishland Pavilion, transforming it into a dynamic site of exchange.
The Sukkah project builds on over a decade of work by Sala-Manca exploring the sukkah as a structure of radical imagination and cultural critique. Previous iterations include
The Eternal Sukkah (Israel Museum),
The Deller Sukkah Jerusalem (Museum of the Contemporary Collection), and
The Kingston Sukkah (private collection), culminating in the “Colony of Sukkot for Peace” created with Michal Govrin, an installed in Jerusalem on 5-6.10.2023.The project has been exhibited in institutions including the Israel Museum, Kunsthalle 3.14 (Bergen), Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A forthcoming book by Dr. Diego Rotman, Visiting Professor at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Toronto, will document this ongoing body of work.
The participation of Sala-manca is supported by
Artis Foundation.