Rosa Barba: Color out of Space
May 29, 2025 - May 31, 2026
The German-Italian artist Rosa Barba (* 1972 Agrigento, Italy) has created a spatial installation for the MdbK on the large terrace on the 2nd floor, in which she addresses the physical perception of light and space. Coloured glass floats in a modernist second ceiling. The result is a room within a room that opens up transparently to a space behind and above. The terrace thus becomes a giant camera lens that focuses and projects light. Through this quasi-photographic process, time acquires a form, appearing as daylight in its different qualities. Barba thus addresses a fundamental shift: while digital spaces increasingly define our perception, space and time remain unambiguously physical experiences. At the same time, Barba emphasizes the relevance of the analogue in a digital world.
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The German-Italian artist Rosa Barba (* 1972 Agrigento, Italy) has created a spatial installation for the MdbK on the large terrace on the 2nd floor, in which she addresses the physical perception of light and space. Coloured glass floats in a modernist second ceiling. The result is a room within a room that opens up transparently to a space behind and above. The terrace thus becomes a giant camera lens that focuses and projects light. Through this quasi-photographic process, time acquires a form, appearing as daylight in its different qualities. Barba thus addresses a fundamental shift: while digital spaces increasingly define our perception, space and time remain unambiguously physical experiences. At the same time, Barba emphasizes the relevance of the analogue in a digital world.
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Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 - 8:00 PM
Thursday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Katharinenstrasse 10 Leipzig, Germany 04109
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