Lichtung

Art History Institute Uni Wien

An artistic intervention at the monument for the marginalized, emigrated and murdered of the Art History Institute of the University of Vienna 1933/34 - 1938 - 1945.  

The light projection lifts the monument out of the darkness. The experiences of those affected are reflected in the clearing. Persecution, displacement and the long time it took to find new roots are symbolically expressed. A cycle of memories and hope floods the ground of events and remembrance.  

In 2008 the monument was erected in the form of an accessible installation by Hans Buchwald based on an idea by Wolfgang Georg Fischer: A dysfunctional round table made of steel surrounds a blue-bell tree.  

The light art intervention "Lichtung" accompanied the 21st international conference of the Association of Austrian Art Historians on the subject of "Great Female Art Historians". 

CONCEPT & ART DIRECTION.  Lumine
CURATORIAL ASSISTANCE. Heidrun Rosenberg 
LOCATION.  Hof 9 des Campus der Universität Wien
TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT.  Lumine
YEAR.  2021