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opening hours:
Tue-Fri: 2pm-7pm, Sat-Sun: 12pm-6pm

Venue:
gfzk - Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig
Karl–Tauchnitz–Str. 9-11
04107 Leipzig
gfzk.de

In an installation of salt sculptures, palm branches, metal and videos, Ronny Aviram traces the emotional landscapes of departure. She combines biographical experiences with biblical stories and Mediterranean myths. The story of Lot's wife from the Old Testament serves as her starting point: fleeing from the impending destruction of Sodom, she looks back at her hometown against God's instructions - and turns into a pillar of salt. The look back can be interpreted in different ways. For Aviram, it reflects the complex relationship between what lies before and behind a person who leaves a familiar place. For her, both the departure and the backward gaze are part of a process. This is characterised by inner conflicts and conflicting feelings, by the hope of a new beginning and the longing for what lies behind. In Aviram's work, salt symbolises the persistence between the past and the future as well as the duality of destruction and preservation.

Ronny Aviram lives and works in Leipzig. She studied philosophy at Tel Aviv University and photography at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig. Werde ich zu einer Salzsäule is the final project of her diploma studies with Prof. Dr Ines Schaber. She is the winner of the study prize of the Friends of the HGB and Sparkasse Leipzig (2019) and co-author of the book TelAviVienna: Vom Heimkommen (2022, with Christina Maria Landerl).