The Bar Mitzvah Machine is the brainchild of the late Toronto artist Charles Katz. Like many creative people, Charles had dyslexia, and as a result he never completed his Bar Mitzvah. Using the photo booth model, Charles thought he could create a machine that would solve this problem, allow him to become a man and have his Bar Mitzvah. And everyone else could too.

The Bar Mitzvah Machine is not a statement on religion or belief – it is a playful solution to obstacles and barriers – through a clever, never irreverent point of view that is not without a subtle sense of irony. Through this machine, Charles Katz’s point of view can be shared with everyone - and his friends will know he has had the last laugh.

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Charles Katz, Bar Mitzvah Machine

Bar Mitzvah Machine
Charles Katz
Multimedia Installation


B17 401 Richmond Street West, 4th Floor.