Dagesh Studio on the Road #SukkotEdition 2026
“Der Himmel als Dach | The Sky as a Roof”
Jewish Cultural Museum Veitshöchheim | September 25 – October 2, 2026
Exhibition Opening: September 26, 2026
Curated by: Johanna Weiß & Daniel Laufer
Artists: Michal Fuchs, Elianna Renner, Toni Mauersberg, Regina Potomkina and more
The exhibition “Der Himmel als Dach | The Sky as a Roof” takes the Jewish festival of Sukkot as its starting point for an artistic exploration of fragility, protection, and community in a time of crisis. Sukkot commemorates the period of wandering and dwelling in temporary shelters during the Exodus from Egypt. The sukkah embodies a precarious place of refuge — one that offers no guarantees of safety, yet enables a form of pausing, openness, and togetherness.
Especially today, in the face of war, displacement, ecological crises, political uncertainty, social polarization, and growing isolation, the symbolism of the sukkah takes on new relevance. It stands for the temporary shelters that refugees, marginalized groups, or people living in unstable circumstances must seek out or improvise. In this way, the sukkah raises a fundamental question — not only architecturally, but also socially: What does protection mean when it cannot be permanent? And what does community mean under fragile conditions?
To accompany the exhibition, a sukkah will be constructed that is both traditionally rooted and creatively designed. As a fragile structure, it is permeable to the elements — far removed from the permanence of a solid building. It is precisely in this temporality that a central idea of Sukkot becomes visible: the awareness that human life and all our achievements are fragile and exist within a larger context. This fragility invites us to acknowledge impermanence, to connect with the present moment, and to rediscover the value of simplicity and interconnectedness.
The gesture of invitation, sharing, and provisional gathering forms the heart of the exhibition, pointing to the idea of community as a form of resistance. “The Sky as a Roof” understands the sukkah as a space of encounter — where tradition and contemporary artistic positions meet — as a place of listening, community, and reflection.
“Der Himmel als Dach | The Sky as a Roof” is part of the nationwide series Dagesh Studio on the Road, which brings contemporary Jewish perspectives in current art to wider visibility, and is realized in collaboration with the Jewish Cultural Museum Veitshöchheim.
Following the Purim Edition in March in Dresden, we continue the series in September 2026 with the #SukkotEdition in Veitshöchheim. From September 25 to October 2, 2026, we will activate the Jewish Cultural Museum Veitshöchheim and the sukkah in the museum’s historic synagogue courtyard, creating a space where tradition and contemporary art come together. The exhibition opening will take place on September 26, 2026. Further information about the accompanying program will follow shortly.
