The Human Horologium - Ensemble

12 photographs on textile fabric, each 140 cm x 400 cm, 12 modular costumes, each in 3 parts, a digital tapestry, 200 cm x 350 cm and a 4K video, 26:56 min.

Photo and video installation, 2025.

The video and photo installation, 'The Human Horologium', was created in Târgu Jiu, Romania, along the avenue of the renowned Brâncuși ensemble: The Table of Silence, the Gate of the Kiss and the Endless Column. Twelve performers stage a living clock, visualising time as an ephemeral and collective 'material'. Through the interplay of light, shadow, and movement, a dialogue emerges between the monuments and the people, addressing the transient nature of life and universal themes such as cohesion and community.

With her work, the artist invites us to reflect on the meaning of time, nature, and collective representations. She combines historical and contemporary perspectives and encourages us to understand monuments not only as static objects, but as living, temporary symbols for social and ecological issues.

Excerpt: Text by Inga Kelch

Performers/Actors: Ion Alexandrescu, Cosmin Brehuta, Madalina Ciobanuc, Tamara Gageatu, Georgia Elza Măciuceanu, Rodica Gugu-Negrescu, Catalina Romanet, Radu Popa, Tedi Popescu, Gabriel Scalschi, Monica Sfetcu, Radu Tudose. / Costume realisation: Teodora Grindei and Iulius Costache, based on a concept by Aurelia Mihai, / Set photography: Michael Eikel.




Exhibition Photos: Aurelia Mihai - Living Monuments, Galerie Im Marstall Ahrensburg 2025, © Stiftungen der Sparkasse Holstein / Photos: Edward Greiner and © Michael Eikel