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Alona Rodeh

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Alona Rodeh
אלונה רודה
Alona Rodeh in Berlin, 2015
Born1979
Ben Ami, Israel
NationalityIsraeli, Romanian
EducationBezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Known forVisual art
Websitealonarodeh.com

Alona Rodeh (Hebrew: אלונה רודה; born 1979) is a multimedia artist whose work combines sculpture, video, immersive installations and photography.[1]

Biography

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Alona Rodeh was born and raised in Israel. She earned a BFA from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem in 2003. and participated in the BFA exchange program of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. She completed her MFA at the Tel Aviv campus of Bezalel in 2009, spending a semester at the Sculpture Department of the Royal College of Art, London.[2] Rodeh lives and works in Berlin.

Art career

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Applying her experience as a set designer for theater,[3] Rodeh creates large-scale installations combining light, movement, and sound. She describes these creations as a performance without performers[1] offering a time-based experience.[4]

Rodeh's Safe and Sound Project explores the history of off-the-shelf reflective and fluorescent illumination technologies.[5][6][7]

Solo exhibitions

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  • Interzone, Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen, 2024-5[8][9]
  • Architecture of The Nights, Kunstpalais Erlangen, 2019[2][10]
  • DARK AGES 2020, Salzburger Kunstverein, 2019[6]
  • The Runner (LIVE), KOENIG2 by_robbygreif, Vienna, 2017[11]
  • Safe and Sound (Evolutions), Grimmuseum Berlin, 2015[7]
  • Safe and Sound I, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, 2014[12]
  • Above and Beyond, CCA Tel Aviv, 2013[13]
  • The Resurrection of Dead Masters, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, 2012[14]
  • The Etheric Body, Petach Tikva Museum of Art, 2011[12]

Group exhibitions (selection)

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Public Art

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Rodeh’s work in public space focuses on the visual language of safety infrastructure, particularly through artificial light, including nocturnal public walks, examining how illumination shapes behavior, perception, and control in the urban environment.

  • Nightcaps, 2021/2024: sculptures on street lamps addressing light pollution and cultural head coverings. [21][22][23]
  • Night walks: Rodeh conducts nocturnal walks through urban environments as part of her artistic research into the aesthetics and infrastructure of artificial illumination. These walks inform her broader investigation into how light technologies shape perceptions of safety, visibility, and control in public space.[24][25]

Video Games

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Awards and recognition

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Rodeh was the recipient of the 2011 Young Artist Prize from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport.[27] She also won various stipends from Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn (2019), the Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe (2019, 2017), the Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts (2014, 2012), Artis (2013, 2010, 2008), Rabinovich Foundation (2013, 2012) Outset Israel (2013) and the Ostrovsky Family Fund (2013) and others. Fellowships included, among others, a six months residency at the Berlin Fire Brigade (in the frame of KUNSTrePUBLIK and ZK/U Artist Dis-Placement Residency),[3][2] and a year-long residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.[12][7]

Sculpture, 2019
Alona Rodeh, 2019

Rodeh is represented by Christine König Galerie, Vienna and Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel Aviv.

Published works

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  • Deiss, Amely; Kröger, Malte, eds. (2019). Safe & Sound: The Third Dimension, Kunstpalais Erlangen (in English and German). Kunstpalais Erlangen. ISBN 978-3-923899-51-7. With contributions by Deiss, Amely; Esteve, Pol; Hood, Raymond M.; Kealy, Séamus; Kroeger, Malte; Lam, William MC; Rodeh, Alona; and Wiggam, Marc.
  • Rodeh, Alona, ed. (2017). Fire: Safe & Sound (in English and German). ZK/U Press. ISBN 978-3-945659-07-6. With contributions by Karjevsky, Gilly; Schöder, Thore; McCleary, Kristen; Hensler, Bruce; and Meinhoff, Ulrike.
  • Rodeh, Alona, ed. (2015). Safe and Sound Delux Edition (in English and Hebrew). The Green Box. ISBN 978-965-7463-20-8. With contributions by Atwan, Shachar; Gallanti, Fabrizio; and Schwartz, Hillel.
  • Bollard as Ashtray, Pproduction stills, 20222
    Rodeh, Alona, ed. (2013). Above and Beyond (in English and Hebrew). CCA Tel Aviv. ISBN 978-965-7463-20-8. With contributions by Tamir, Chen; Rodeh, Alona; and Brand, Roy.

References

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  1. ^ a b Perlson, Hili (25 February 2019). "How Artist Alona Rodeh Reveals the Tyranny of Safety". Frieze Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Metz, Sylvia (Fall 2019). "In the Studio: Alona Rodeh". Collectors Agenda. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Werner, Anna-Lena (April 24, 2018). "Interview: Alona Rodeh". Artfridge. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. ^ Abrams, Amah-Rose (2015-11-25). "50 Most Exciting Artists in Europe Right Now". artnet News. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  5. ^ Kirshner, Sarai (1 February 2016). "Walking through the work of Alona Rodeh". AQNB. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b Robert, Henry (12 March 2019). "Alona Rodeh | Light — Tool of Control or Counter-Culture Symbol?]". Happening Media. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Perlson, Hili (30 September 2015). "Nothing is Safe at Alona Rodeh's 'Safe and Sound' Exhibition in Berlin". Artnet News. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Alona Rodeh". www.kunstforum.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  9. ^ Fleischmann, Lars (2024-11-29). "3-D-Kunst in Gelsenkirchen: Sympathie für E-Roller". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  10. ^ Perlson, Hili (28 February 2019). "How Artist Alona Rodeh Reveals the Tyranny of Safety". Frieze. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  11. ^ O'Dwyer, Rebecca (Winter 2018). "Alona Rodeh at Christine König Galerie by Rebecca O'Dwyer". Spike Art Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  12. ^ a b c Margani, Mario (2015). "Look at me, close your eyes, look at me. An interview with Alona Rodeh". DIGICULT. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  13. ^ Yahav, Galia (May 8, 2013). "אלונה רודה מציגה: דיסקו שכינה" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  14. ^ Enright, Robert and Walsh, Meeka (December 2012). "Alona Rodeh and the Art of Camouflage". Border Crossings. No. 124. pp. 48–65. Retrieved 3 November 2019.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Wer reinkommt, ist drin: „Heute leider nicht" in der Berliner Dittrich & Schlechtriem Gallerie". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  16. ^ Scheder, Beate (2023-08-08). "Ausstellungen zum Mikrokosmos Club: Der Bass, der Verbindungen schafft". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  17. ^ Bittner, Ralf (24 October 2019). "Bei neuer Ausstellung im Marta wird mit Licht und dessen Wirkung gearbeitet". Neue Westfälische. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21.
  18. ^ Rozental, Rotem (2 August 2013). "Showtime". Artforum. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  19. ^ Yonatan, Amir (20 August 2013). "הקיץ של אלונה". Timeout (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  20. ^ Pitchon, Avi (12 August 2013). "היצירה שכל חובב מוסיקה חייב לעלות אליה לרגל" (in Hebrew). Ha'aretz. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Als Lampe trägst du Mütze". www.rbb24.de (in German). 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  22. ^ "Künstlerin macht Hüte für Laternen gegen Lichtverschmutzung". Süddeutsche.de (in German). 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  23. ^ dpa (2025-04-13). "Kunst: Künstlerin macht Hüte für Laternen gegen Lichtverschmutzung". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  24. ^ "Access Space – Night Walk with Artist Alona Rodeh". Jewish Museum Berlin. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  25. ^ "CURRENT – Art And Urban Space". current-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  26. ^ "WASTED bei Steam". store.steampowered.com (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  27. ^ Gurkevitz, Shani (20 June 2011). "הוכרזו שמות הזוכים בפרס משרד התרבות לאמן הצעיר". Walla (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 December 2019.

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