Before 1938 there were almost one hundred synagogues and prayer houses in Vienna, of which today every trace is blurred. They were all destroyed by the Nazis, with the exception of the city temple. 80 years later, a uniform, permanent sign is to be affixed in memory of the so-called November pogrom, which is to shine for the first time in November 2018 and from that point on will be a permanent and unmistakable reminder of the events of 1938. The sculptures in the form of an approximately 5 meter high metal pole carry an interwoven shining Star of David. The intention of the artist Lukas Maria Kaufmann is to turn the viewers or passers-by into participants in a choreography of perception.
"By approaching the sculpture and the tangled, curved lines of the luminous body continuously arrange themselves to form the uniform structure of the Star of David," says Lukas Maria Kaufmann. Each stele will not only carry information about the respective synagogue, but also a QR code that allows the virtual reconstruction of the synagogue to be called up.
Location
25 locations in 16 Vienna districts
Gallery
Further Information
Lukas Maria Kaufmann
*Born in 1993 in Klagenfurt (AT), lives and works in Vienna (AT)
Further information to the project under: www.lichtzeichen.wien
25 locations in 16 districts of Vienna:
2nd district
Leopoldstadt Temple, Tempelgasse 3
Turkish temple, Zirkusgasse 22
Polish School, Leopoldsgasse 29
Schiffschul, Große Schiffgasse 8
Pazmanite Temple, Pazmanite Lane 6
Talmud Tora Schul, Malzgasse 16
3rd district
Club synagogue, Untere Viaduktgasse 13
5. district
Anniversary stamp, Siebenbrunnengasse 1a
6. district
Schmalzhoftempel, Schmalzhofgasse 3
Stumperschul, Stumpergasse 42
8. district
Neudeggertempel, Neudeggergasse 12
9. district
Müllnertempel, Müllnergasse 21
Hospital Synagogue, University of Vienna Campus
10. district
Humboldt Temple, Humboldtgasse 27
11. district
Simmeringer Temple, Braunhubergasse 7
13. district
Neue Welt Tempel, Eitelbergergasse 22
15. district
Stork school, Storchengasse 21
Turnertempel, Turnergasse 22
16. district
Hubertempel, Hubergasse 8
18. district
Temple of Währing, Schopenhauerstrasse 39
19. district
Dolliner Temple, Dollinergasse 3
20th district
Brigittenau Temple, Kluckygasse 11
Kaschlschool, Kaschlgasse 4
21. district
Floridsdorf Temple, Freytaggasse 25
23. district
Atzgersdorf Temple, Dirmhirngasse 112
Time Period
since November 9th, 2018
The project is supported by:
- 100 Years Republic of Austria
- Federal Chancellery Austria
- Jewish Museum Vienna
- National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism
- Transmedial Art, Brigitte Kowanz
- Vienna Energy
- Vienna Holding
- Vienna Culture
- Future Fund of the Republic of Austria
Education - Events
- Gedenkveranstaltungen Thursday, November 8, 2018 / at 05:00 PM
- Gedenkveranstaltungen Friday, November 9, 2018 / at 06:30 PM
- Gedenkveranstaltung Saturday, November 10, 2018 / at 06:00 PM
- Gedenkveranstaltung Sunday, November 11, 2018 / at 06:00 PM