Golden Dome wedding canopy
COMMISSIONED FOR SHAAREI SHOMAYIM CONGREGATION • TORONTO ONTARIO
Designed to be used either in the midst of the congregation or on the bimah , this bronze and gold dome-shaped chuppah becomes a semi-transparent sky hovering above the marriage ceremony. A complex network of stars emerge from the light of God’s blessing, and four sculptured birds celebrate. The text – “I will betroth you to me forever” – is repeated in Hebrew and English inside and outside the chuppah in all four directions..
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Materials: Bronzine scrim, silk, cotton, ribbons
Techniques: appliqué, construction
↔ 244 cm / 8′
⊥ 244 cm / 8′
⌊ 350 cm / 11′ 6″″
Metal work: David Hunt
Bird sculptures: Ken Dubblestyne
Lighting: Mark Dougherty
Photos: Paul Kay