2. Force Majeure

A lawyer by day, the artist chose Force Majeure as the title of this year’s iteration of The Sukkah Project. Force majeure is a legal term (derived from the French phrase “superior force”) that describes unexpected and disruptive events that nullify a contract. In the context of October 7, we are left to contemplate: what is the ‘force majeure’? Acts of terror, or the strength of a people who were broken but rise again? The devastation wrought by war, or the resilience of nature which continues to bloom? This installation suggests that these disparate acts and emotions can—and must—be held simultaneously as we collectively move forward after a devastating year.