The exhibition, entitled Sculpture Theatre, is part of the Israeli Cultural Spring, a series of events in Budapest and other cities in Hungary which will include concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and exhibitions.
Zimbalista's aluminium sculptures are not just displayed at Artmill, but become part of the exhibition space: among the sixty-six sculptures one sits in a window and another climbs a wall.
The central element of the exhibition is a long, dark room in which rows of nude men, women and children face the wall, Artmill spokeswoman Zsuzsanna Kiss told culture.hu.
"Though each of them stands its own ground, Ofra's sculptures take roles in a grand visual play, where the building serves as the setting and the plot is both the set and a constituent part," exhibition curator Ádám Farkas writes on the Artmill's website.
The venue had caught the attention of Zimbalista two years earlier, Kiss said. The artist used digital pictures of the space on which to base her exhibition, working for a year and a half to make the works.
In addition to the sculptures, a video installation entitled Wedding can be seen in Artmill's cellar. The installation shows the metamorphosis of a bride and a groom Zimbalista has made of paraffin wax.
The installation is open until June 24.
Author: Gabriella Valaczkay
