I Ask the Congregation to Please Rise (Prayer for the Yockelson Family), 2018

I Ask the Congregation to Please Rise (Prayer for the Yockelson Family) is a multimedia installation and pickled prayer for the Jewish family members I have lost. This recipe book, which is the first edition printing of The Art of Jewish Cooking by Jennie Grossinger, was given to me by my Jewish grandmother, who is still living. I made my own homemade pickles according to the recipe in this book. When the jar is opened, it triggers an audio player to play a recording of me saying Mourner’s Kaddish in Hebrew. When the recording ends, the viewer is invited to eat a pickle. The piece commemorates the Jewish family members that I have never known.

​Multimedia installation. Pickles, recipe book, yahrzeit candle, doily, and audio.