- The Waterfall
- 2024
- Nobel Prize Museum Courtyard
On a dark building where water should not appear, an endless waterfall suddenly flows down. The luminous waterfall is made up of nearly a thousand light tubes assembled by hand. Each LED light tube sketches a line, shining with a built-in rhythm running in a loop.
This artwork is in conversation with Nobel Prize laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s play, The Waterfall, where themes of nature versus artifice and control versus freedom are deeply explored. In The Waterfall Tagore examines the tension between humanity’s attempt to control and shape the natural world, and the untamed, organic beauty of nature itself. He presents the contrast between imposed structures and the wild, unrestrained forces of the natural environment as a metaphor for personal and societal struggles for freedom.
- UxU
The Taiwan based artist collective Studio UxU originally focused on architecture and design. Their way into light art went through experiments with the element of light and exploring materials and construction methods related to it.
In the past ten years, Studio UxU’s work has been exhibited around the world. Their experimental, multi-disciplinary way of working produces surprising designs – often made of simple or everyday materials, and usually with light as a central feature.
“When the sun goes down, the environment around us turns dark. Artificial lights not only illuminate the night, but also have a huge impact on our lives. Light art installations are always presented in the darkness of night. In addition to lighting up the night, artistic creations always wish to bring people not only a moment of surprise but unlimited imagination (or wonder).”
– UxU
