XENIA HAUSNER
TURN OF TIME

TRAIN STATION BAD ISCHL, BAD ISCHL, AUSTRIA
PERMANENT INSTALLATION SINCE 2026

In TURN OF TIME, Xenia Hausner provides an unmistakable artistic response to the pressing crises of our present. With her mouth open in a silent scream, a female figure balances a luminous clock on her head, like a globe—the hands frozen at five to twelve. Time is running out.The sculpture condenses a moment of extreme tension—between alarm and awakening, between despair and the persistent urge for change. It reminds us of what is at stake: dwindling resources, a climate out of control, the erosion of democratic values and the dignity of human life. By transforming the female body into a vessel of warning and admonition, Hausner gives form to the collective unease of a world in upheaval.While old certainties crumble, Zeitenwende rises as a call—a visual alarm signal that demands renewal and responsibility and urges change before our time has elapsed.

All photos by Robert Staudinger © Studio Xenia Hausner

Special thanks go to the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl-Salzkammergut 2024 and Raiffeisen Upper Austria. The sculpture Zeitenwende is the last project of the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl-Salzkammergut 2024, which is now being realized.

Mayor and Head of Cultural Affairs Ines Schiller: "Art in public spaces creates encounters, encourages reflection and connects people. The sculpture Zeitenwende gives our town a strong and contemporary symbol that will have an impact far beyond the station forecourt."

FEATURED ARTIST

XENIA HAUSNER
Xenia Hausner (b. 1951 in Vienna, Austria) lives and works in Vienna and Berlin. She studied stage design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. From 1977 to 1992 she was a successful set designer for international theatre and opera productions. In 1992 Hausner began focusing exclusively on her painting practice. She is also a founding member of Women Without Borders.

Hausner‘s work has been shown in numerous museum solo and group exhibitions, such as at Albertina Modern, Vienna, Austria (2023); Galleri Würth, Hagan, Norway (2023); Art Contemporani, CC Andratx, Spain (2022); Franz Gertsc...
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