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‘THE COLOR OF ENERGY’ CHAPTER 1
Vienna contemporary STATEMENT: ENERGY 2024
IN COLLABORATION WITH SALZBURGERKUNSTVEREIN
CURATOR MIRELA BACIAK

PRESS RELEASE 

Anchored in a chromatic framework, The Color of Energy explores the aesthetic and affective dimensions of how energy is harnessed, consumed, and imagined. This exhibition comes at a crucial juncture in human history, as the global energy crisis has underscored the urgent need to transition to sustainable energy sources. This crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions, has led to a spike in oil and gas prices, rampant inflation, and intensified the call for a shift.

The colors in the exhibition narrate stories of conflict, innovation, and adaptation, inviting a reflection not only on how energy shapes our world but also on how it colors our perceptions and emotions: the amber of smog-filled skies, the toxic yellow of acid rains, the rusty orange of oil spills in the ocean, the searing red of wildfires,  the blue hue of solar panels, the white of melting glaciers, the gleaming silver of technological advancements, the neon green of radioactive uranium, the blue glow of nuclear reactors, the stark gray of concrete fallout shelters, the lurid greens of money, the pale white of an exhausted face.

Through this exploration, the exhibition reveals the subtle energy flows essential for comprehending the complex interplay of forces that shape our society today. It seeks to deepen our awareness of how intricately energy is embedded in the cultural and political fabric of Europe and beyond.


on view 3 new pieces: Endless Memory Dilation (2024), Best Performance (2024) and Blocking Factor (2024)


‘Linda Lach’s interest lies in understanding how fragile or sensitive data is maintained and protected, drawing parallels to ecosystems and homeostasis. In her semi-transparent works that utilize aluminum in combination with resin, she features motifs such as stars, clouds, and drops—elements that challenge traditional anthropocentric views of technology and advocate for a more balanced perspective, while acknowledging technological systems’ inherent properties and limitations. Her sculptures, like "Best performance", encapsulate this theme by visualizing data as bubbles and drops of glass within resin, representing leakage and fragmentation in data systems, which she juxtaposes with ecological processes. "Endless memory dilation", incorporates glass, human milk, steel, and aluminum into a stretched incubator form, a nod to her personal experiences and a reflection on the nurturing aspects of both technology and organic materials. The use of milk introduces a biological element that contrasts with the industrial feel of metal and glass, creating a dialogue between the organic and the inorganic. This work delves into the native states of machines or their optimal conditions, not justified by enhanced efficiency but as a metaphor for protective and life-sustaining environments. This sculpture stretches not only physically in space but also conceptually, challenging the viewer to reconsider the role of technology in sustaining life. While darwinian-evolved systems retain an evolutionary path embedded into their processes, history and identity are too costly for the digital world and must be purged with each cycle’ - Mirela Baciak









Endless memory dilATION





BEST PERFORMANCE (resin series)





BLOCKING FACTOR