Haggadah - Page 13

When does one cry out to the Lord? When one is in despair.  The use of mat board was a breakthrough for me.  I wanted to capture the very depths of despair and, using board, I cut the edges and built ten layers on the left side and an even number of layers on the right.  These numbers are very significant in Jewish thought: as in the Ten Commandments, ten in a minyan (quorum); Yom Kippur falls on the tenth of the month of Tishrei; seven represents the seven days of creation, seven matriarchs and patriarchs, and seven blessings for seven days after a wedding.  At its highest point, the card is 1.7 centimeters (0.7 inches) high, decreasing to a low of 1.4 centimeters (0.6 inches).  I chose to place the text as the very bottom layer – almost in a pit.  The word V’nitzak is red, like a drop of blood that once again indicates suffering.  This page weighs more than 5 pounds.