26/05/2026
Xenia Hausner’s “Turn of Time” is a new public art sculpture and installation at the Bad Ischl train station in Austria.
The work confronts the urgent ecological and sociopolitical crises of our era through the image of a female figure suspended between alarm and awakening. With her mouth open in a silent scream, she carries a luminous clock on her head that rotates once every hour, its hands frozen at five to twelve - a stark reminder that time is running out.
The sculpture is Hausner’s reflection on growing concerns over climate change, dwindling resources, the erosion of democratic values, and threats to human dignity. By transforming the human body into a vessel of warning and appeal, Hausner captures the collective anxiety of a world in transition while urging responsibility, renewal, and change.
“Turn of Time” stands as both a visual alarm and a call for transformation, echoing Rainer Maria Rilke’s enduring plea: “You must change your life”.