Safe and Sound Deluxe Edition
Alona Rodeh
2015
Alona Rodeh’s Safe & Sound Deluxe Edition looks into the past and present of various audiovisual methods of safety and security, and their adaptations into popular and subcultural aesthetics, from early modern times up to today. Safe & Sound Deluxe Edition’s illustrated text booklet consists of essays by Shachar Atwan, Fabrizio Gallanti and Hillel Schwartz, tackling in different manners, respectively, the history of high-visibility clothing, fire regulations in architecture, and the phenomenon of acoustic alarms as seen from a neurological, sociological and cultural perspective. The Safe & Sound Deluxe Edition double-sided poster collection set includes 12 staged photographs realized and paired by Rodeh as a visual complement and counterpoint to the essays.
This publication was made possible with the support of the Israel Lottery Council for Culture and the Arts, and was published on the occasion of Alona Rodeh’s solo exhibition at Grimmuseum, Berlin, September 2015.
- Copies: 750
- Pages: 56
- Dimensions (cm): 21X29.7
- Reproductions: Aya Wind
- Printing: A.R. Printing LTD
- Type of printing: Offset
- Publication: The Green Box
- Place of publication: Berlin, Germany
- Supported by: Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts
- ISBN: 9783941644793
Alona Rodeh (b.1979, IL) is a Berlin-based visual artist, scenographer, and urban practitioner. Rooted in the perception of the built environment, her research-driven practices explore material cultures, subcultures, and audiovisual expressions of feelings of safety. She creates large, immersive environments incorporating light and sound, directs short films, publishes artist books, practices nighttime walks, and more. With a focus on the public sphere, she works extensively within and outside institutions and museums, collaborating with state and municipal bodies. As an extension of her practice, she advocates for Dark Sky International, an NGO dedicated to restoring nighttime environments and reducing light pollution. Graduating with honors from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design's MFA program, her works are frequently shown in institutional contexts, to name a few: Jewish Museum Berlin (2025), Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen (2024), Gwangju Biennial (2023), La Casa Encendida Madrid (2021), Kunstpalais Erlangen (2019), Salzburger Kunstverein (2019); CCA Tel Aviv (2013), Tel Aviv Museum (2023) and others; Permanent public artworks are installed in Germany and Israel. Residencies include, among others, a year-long residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, and a unique year-long residency at the Berlin Fire Brigade. Rodeh's works are included in numerous public collections, including LAS Art Foundation, Tel Aviv Museum, Haaretz Collection, and others.
