Austrian artist Kay Walkowiak's latest exhibition at Waassertuerm + Pomhouse in Dudelange invites visitors to explore the multifaceted nature of time through a thought-provoking blend of film, photography, and sculpture, on display until late November.
Austrian artist Kay Walkowiak's latest exhibition, Traces of Time, delves into the complexities of – you probably guessed it – time. The exhibition tackles the them through a variety of artistic media and is currently on display at Waassertuerm + Pomhouse in Dudelange where people can still admire it until late November.
The exhibition's centrepiece is a short film, also entitled Traces of Time, which explores Western conceptions of time by featuring 60 scenes of ticking clocks filmed across 60 shops in India. The film challenges the conventional linear perception of time and pondering over the idea that time can also be thought of as cyclical, and that our notion of time is generally culturally influenced.
The exhibition is carefully staged to take visitors through each area, starting with the short film, followed by the photo series called Display, and two sculptural pieces. Visitors are then introduced to the theme before discovering a new aspect at the base of the water tower.
Another notable highlight is the photo project Misfits, created in collaboration with the National Audiovisual Centre (CNA) and the National Museum. This project features 10 photo collages made from objects in the museum's Villeroy & Boch ceramics collection.
"Each piece was photographed individually, reworked, and stacked. It's important to note that we did not alter the original vases themselves. Kay's aim is to question: when does an everyday object become a museum object?", Daniela Del Fabbro, curator and head of the Waassertuerm + Pomhouse site, summarises.
At the top of the water tower, the exhibition culminates with the new short film Rise and Fall, where Walkowiak explores life on Earth as a cyclical evolution. This film serves as the grand finale, aligning with this year's theme of time for the CNA's So So Summer after-work series.
"For this year's So So Summer, we also tried to align the events with the exhibition. We started with Swing Dance Luxembourg, which took us on a time travel journey through the history of dance. Then we had the Dudelange Photo Club, which offered us a workshop with a similar theme. This week, we'll have film talks specifically about time in cinema. These are short but informative half-hour talks, adapted to the summer and after-work programme. We'll close on 29 August with a lecture by Elise Schmit, who has written a collection of short stories where time is a central theme."
The proceeds from the bar will go to the association Catch a Smile. You can find the full program of So So Summer on the CNA website. The exhibition Traces of Time will run until 24 November.
