Experience the Alona Rodeh Sculpture and Light Exhibition at Salzburger Kunstverein

Alona Rodeh's exhibition explores the cultural and physical uses of light and darkness through a series of sculptural installations. Featuring vertical figures that resemble street lamps or futuristic totems, the work investigates the aesthetics of safety technologies and their intersections with urban architecture and performance.

In 'DARK AGES 2020', Alona Rodeh presents her first institutional solo show in Austria, marking a significant development in her ongoing 'Safe and Sound' project. The exhibition transforms the gallery into an immersive, darkened environment featuring eight sculptural figures arranged in a grid. These objects function as hybrids of street furniture, futuristic totems, and columns, incorporating LED lighting and reflective materials commonly used in road works and emergency infrastructure. The installation uses choreographed, rhythmic light pulses and a sculpted soundscape to bring these objects to life as autonomous performers. The work builds on Rodeh's research into the history of reflective and illumination technologies, tracing their roots from ancient magic to modern safety and surveillance industries. By exploring the strong affiliations between these industrial technologies and cultural domains like fashion, theatre, and clubbing, Rodeh constructs a narrative where technological objects perform without human intervention. The exhibition reflects on the future of urban architecture and the cultural implications of the light and shadow technologies we increasingly depend on.

The exhibition was hosted at the Salzburger Kunstverein. For visitor information, including general entry policies, visitors are directed to the museum's website under their 'Plan your visit' section, though specific exhibition ticketing was not provided on this archive page.