Table manners, 2024, Site-specific installation, Salt mine Salina Ocnele Mari, Valcea, Romania
Table manners
2024
Wood carved beer garden table sets, infrared lamps, 300 x 180 x 80 cm
‚Table Manners‘ arranges two beer garden table sets at a 90-degree angle under infrared lamps, transforming them into a reflective surface. A woodcut of two hands holding a smartphone at the dining table is carved into the wood, highlighting the shift from communal dining to individual digital engagement. Created for an exhibition on the „digital unconscious“ in a Romanian salt mine, the installation with its infrared heat heightens physical awareness towards the process of digital and physical consumption. The work reflects how technology reshapes social rituals and what it means to gather at a table today.
The Group Exhibition Really Important, Help me, choose, D/L in the Salina Ocnele Mari is organized and curated by Adrian Bojenoiu and @electroputeregallery
Visit the incredible salt mine also beyond the exhibition: https://www.salvil.ro/salina-ocnele-mari/