2014

Safe & Sound II

Photoluminescence vinyl, fluorescent lights, strobe lights, reflective fabric, yellow fluorescent vinyl, PVC, sound system;
Dimensions variable

First presented as a solo show at Künstlehrhaus Bethanien, Berlin, and later at Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel, curated by Aya Lurie, both in 2014. A scaled-down iteration of the work was shown at Kunstbrücke am Wildenbruch, Berlin.

“[..] In the show, Rodeh highlights the trialectical manipulation of space, sound, and light, as seen from the other side of the clubbing culture. Clubbing has never been as regulated and approved by authorities as today. In its original form, it is an act of defiance. An act of battling oversight. From the original Berlin ballrooms, through rave parties, through the darkened cellars of Techno, the clubbing experience of opposition and freedom, of release, is only complete when the darkness transforms to the blindness of daylight.“ —Gilly Karjevsky

Original music: Rødhåd (Künstlerhaus Bethanien), Dj OneFinger (Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art)
Documentation Künstlerhaus Bethanien: Sam Smith, Herzliya Museum: Shaxaf Haber

The shows were made possible with the support of Artis, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Herzliya Museums friends.