WHO: Anna Rosa Hiort-Lorenzen (DK)

WHERE: Vestre Kirkegård, entrance from Sjælør Boulevard

Here on Earth, we coexist with creatures who are most likely experiencing the world in very different ways than we do. Insects can see more light frequencies than us since they are capable of perceiving ultraviolet wavelengths. This means that they see colours that we cannot. In daylight, this piece is an installation with branches, leaves, seed pods, fungal hyphae and roots, but when darkness falls, the sculptures light up in ultraviolet hues. The installation illustrates the way we humans observe the natural world around us in daylight, as well as how insects see things at night. All plant life in this installation stems from Vestre Kirkegård.

As a textile and light designer, Anna Rosa Hiort-Lorenzen has developed her own field in which she works with changes in light and darkness and the intersection between kong the two. She draws her inspiration from Estonian biologist Jakob von Uexkull’s concept of Umwelt and his thoughts about how living creatures with different species specific, spatial, temporal and subjective reference frames experience their surroundings.mer oplever deres omgivelser.

Links
www.rosadeer.dk
Instagram: rosa.deer

Thanks to
Bavnehøj Områdefornyelse

BY: Scenograferne+ (DK)

WHERE: Vestre Kirkegård, entrance from Bavnehøj Allé

This piece represents the greetings we send and receive through our words, thoughts and actions. The things we share with loved ones, who are no longer physically among us. In daylight, the letters blend into the vegetation and activities in the cemetery, while at night, they are illuminated by UV light and become clearly defined shapes in the dark, hovering freely between one dimension and the next.

The artist group Scenograferne+ consists of stage designer and video designer Signe Krogh, costume designer Maria Gyllenhoff and stage designer and architect Elisabeth Holager Lund. They are all part of the design studio collective Scenograferne, which comprises 13 stage designers, costume designers, sound designers and architects working with staged spaces such as theatrical stages, architecture, nature and the public space.

Links
www.scenograferne.dk
Instagram: scenograferne

Thanks to
Bavnehøj Områdefornyelse

BY: C999 (IT)

WHERE: Danish Architecture Centre, Bryghusgade 10 (video screen level -2)

TIME: 18:00-22:00

‘Vulnus’ is Latin for ‘wound,’ and it is etymologically related to the word ‘vulnerable’. This video piece is transformed and adapted to the locations in which it is being presented.

C999 is an anonymous multimedia artist, who uses their works to deconstruct the digital connections and networks that we have become dependent on – more or less voluntarily. VULNUS has been shown previously during events such as the LUMA Projection Arts Festival in Binghamton, New York, and the Primarolia Festival in Athens, Greece.

Links
www.youtube.com/@C999visual
Instagram: c999vulnus

Thanks to
Danish Architecture Centre

BY: Niels Bonde (DK)

WHERE: Danish Architecture Centre, Bryghusgade 10 (video screen in the reception area of Danish Architecture Centre, level -2)

TIME: 18:00-22:00

Digital images consist of individual pixels with fixed positions and changing colours. The interrelation between colours is connected with the original images that the pixelated images have been encoded from. The way the brain perceives these relationships and translates them into objects, people and stories can seem like magic. Algorithms are also capable of identifying people by comparing relatively few pixels against online portrait databases.

Through his work, Niels Bonde examines the meaning of digital media in our culture and the effect it has on us. According to him, his art is about control, surveillance, voyeurism, exhibitionism and paranoia.

The works of Niels Bonde have been exhibited at SMK (The National Gallery of Denmark), Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and MoMA PS1 in New York City.

Links
www.nielsbonde.com
Instagram: niels.bonde

Thanks to
Danish Architecture Centre

BY: Marie Nørgaard Nielsen (DK)

WHERE: Havnegade 54

Clothes are usually fashioned with two sides: a front and a back. These creatures have three sides. They appear to be performing a ritual, but their powers remain shrouded in mystery.

Marie Nørgaard Nielsen is a Danish textile artist, who has previously participated in Copenhagen Light Festival with her installation “Oraklet” (The Oracle) in 2022, which was also part of the Light Art Grindelwald festival in the Swiss Alps later that year.

Links
Instagram: marienoergaardnielsen

Thanks to
The Danish Arts Foundation
Jes Hermann Saatterup
Erik Larsen & Søn

BY: Theaterpixels by Frederik D. Hougs and Claus Boysen (DK)

WHERE: Knasten, Havnegade 14

This installation reacts dynamically to live information from the Danish Meteorological Institute about the wind conditions in Copenhagen.

Frederik Dahl Hougs is a trained lighting designer, who has worked in places such as the Royal Danish Opera House. Claus Boysen is a trained graphonomist, who works with lighting design for the theatre, musicals and concerts. Together they created Theaterpixels, a company that creates pixel mapping, controllers and custom-designed electronics for theatre use, among other things.

Lighting designer: Frederik D. Hougs
Graphic designer: Claus Boysen

Links
theaterpixels.com

BY:  Hans E. Madsen (DK)

WHERE: Asiatisk Plads, underneath Knippelsbro bridge

Living images of light are created here. Lamps never see their own shadows. 

Hans E. Madsen is a Danish artist, who has created location specific light installations in public spaces, gallery windows and storefronts since 1995.

Hans E. Madsen participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2022 with his installation “Comms” and in 2021 with the installation “Pressure”, both of which were created in collaboration with Frederik D. Hougs. He also took part in the festival in 2020 with a sculpture called “BÅD” (BOAT) and in 2019 with the installation “A Light Garden”, both of which were located at Knasten in Havnegade.

Links
www.hansemadsen.com
Instagram: hansemadsen

Thanks to
The Danish Arts Foundation
The Danish Art Workshops

BY: Arthur van der Zaag (NL/DK)

WHERE: Frederiksholms Kanal, between Stormbroen and Marmorbroen

Two lights move in the water. Two become one, but it takes two to tango on the fragile surface of the water. 

This year, Arthur van der Zaag is also participating with the pop-up event “Riff Raff Ref” at Refshaleøen on February 4, 10 and 25 at 18:00-22:00.

Arthur van der Zaag is an artist and a lighting and sound designer. He participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2021 with the installation “Car Park Holiday”, in 2020 with the installation “Take a Look Inside” and in 2019 with the installation “Windows of Light”.

Idea and design: Arthur van der Zaag Programming: Mathias Hersland.

Links
www.copenhagenlightingstudio.com
Instagram: arthurvanderzaag

Thanks to
Antti Heikka
Nepheli Poulaki
Ole Bülow (Vigsø)
August van der Zaag

BY: LUX (FR)

WHERE: Kongens Nytorv

A celebration of the winged denizens of the city. As you move around this sculpture, your will discover a moiré pattern in the wings of the birds.

LUX consists of Simon Chevalier and Lucile Cassassolles – based near Lyon, France – who create light sculptures together, often defined by the use of straight lines. LUX participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2022 with the sculptures “SOLEILS” and in 2021 with the sculpture “L’ETOILE”. LUX were awarded the prestigious LE FRENCH DESIGN 100 AWARD in 2022. This award honours French designers who gain international attention.

Links
luxartworks.com
Instagram: lux.artworks

Thanks to
Institut Français du Danemark

BY: Mads Vegas (DK)

WHERE: Knippelsbro

The underside of a bridge is often shrouded in darkness. The first bridge between Slotsholmen and Christianshavn was built in the beginning of the 17th century. “Knips” – a wordplay on the name of the bridge – means “snap”. The light turns on with a snap, but everything untouched by its radiance remains a secret.

Mads Vegas is a lighting designer and artist. He participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2022 with the light piece “EOS/NYX”, which illuminated Knippelsbro and Langebro, and the light installation “DON’T BE BLUE”, in 2021 with the work “KAOS/EROS/RO” and the installation “WAUWW – WHAT AN UNUSUALLY WONDERFUL WAVE”, in 2020 with the installation “AURORA SKY” as well as the installation “LIKE A BRIDGE UNDER BUBBLED WATER”, in 2019 with the installation “Labyrinth of Light” and in 2018 with the installation “ETERNAL SUNDOWN”, which travelled on to other places later, such as the Battersea Light Festival in London.

This year, Mads Vegas is also participating with his installation “Celestial Garments” in collaboration with music duo Anger, as well as his sculpture “Candela Portal”.

Links
www.madsvegas.dk
Instagram: madsvegaslighting

BY: Julien Menzel (FR/DE)

WHERE: Broens Gadekøkken, Strandgade 95 by the docks

In Greek mythology, the mountain nymph Echo was eternally cursed so that she could only repeat words spoken to her by others. Echo then fell in love with the beautiful young man Narcissus, but since it was so hard for them to communicate, her love was destined for tragedy. Narcissus ended up falling for his own mirror image instead. This is why the auditive phenomenon of the echo and the visual phenomenon of the mirror image are tragically linked in Greek mythology.

Julien Menzel is an architect and artist from Lyon, France. He often works with light and pixels. He is participating in Copenhagen Light Festival 2023 with two sculptures. The second sculpture, “Platonic”, is placed at Refshalevej 167A. He participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2022 with his sculpture “Phénix”.

Links
www.mrzl.fr
Instagram: mrzl_art

Thanks to
Broens Gadekøkken

BY: Tine Bek (DK)

WHERE: Christiansborg Ridebane 10

The Court Theatre is currently undergoing a comprehensive, careful restoration of its historical wooden interiors from the 1730s. The work is particularly focused on the original ceiling above the Court Theatre and the entire southern wing, which was built from Pomeranian pine. “Tree Dance” consists of meditative scenes shot among the crooked pines of Troldeskoven in Asserbo Plantage, as well as recordings from the attic of the Theatre Museum at the Court Theatre. This video piece gives a nod to the restoration process and examines our relationship with storytelling, constructed landscapes, buildings, and materials. The twisting branches of the trees become an image of time frozen within the tree trunks.

This work was created by photo artist Tine Bek in dialog with the Court Theatre. Tine Bek works with installations, sculptures, video and photography, among other things.

Video artists: Tine Bek & Troels Rasmus Jensen

Links
www.tinebek.com
www.hofteatret.dk
Instagram: tinebek 

Thanks to
The Theatre Museum at the Court Theatre

BY: Arash Nourinejad / Anour (DK)

WHERE: GoBoat, Islands Brygge 10

Can be experienced from the harbour entrance and from Langebro.

A tribute to Islands Brygge and Langebro. The Arch summarizes the 10-year anniversary of Anour with 10 new versions of the I model, which is hanging at the GoBoat club house. The rhythmical space between the lamps can be experienced as a process in relation to the arches under the bridge of Langebro. The pulsating light is alive and playful throughout the night, mirroring life in the city.

Anour, founded by Arash Nourinejad, is a modern Danish lighting company that focuses on excellent craftsmanship and durable, minimalistic solutions.

Links
www.anour.dk
Instagram: anourcph

Thanks to
GoBoat

BY: Julien Menzel (FR)

WHERE: Refshalevej 167A

A tetrahedron is a shape with four triangular sides. If the four triangles are equilateral, as is the case here, the shape becomes one of the five Platonic solids. The antique Greek philosopher Plato associated the five Platonic solids with the four classical elements and the divine element. He affiliated the tetrahedron with fire, perhaps because it has the most pointed shape and could therefore be considered the most dangerous of the five Platonic elements.

Julien Menzel is an architect and artist from Lyon, France. He often works with light and pixels. He is participating in Copenhagen Light Festival 2023 with two sculptures. The other sculpture, “ECHO”, is placed at Strandgade 95 by Broens Skøjtebane. He participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2022 with his sculpture “Phénix”.

Julien Menzel participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2022 with his sculpture “Phénix”.

Links
www.mrzl.fr
Instagram: mrzl_art

Thanks to
Reffen – Werkstatt 167

BY: Calidos (ES)

WHERE: Refshalevej 141, by La Banchina

Dreamcatchers originate from the Indigenous peoples of North America. In Ojibwe – a native North American language – they are known as ‘asabikeshiinh’, meaning ‘spider’.

Calidos is a creative studio in Barcelona, which has existed since 1995. Their work involves creating large-scale light installations for light and music festivals across all of Europe.

Links
www.calidos.cat
Instagram: calidos360

Thanks to
Refshaleøens Ejendomsselskab A/S

BY: Danai Lytra (GR/SWE)

WHERE: Robert Jacobsens Vej 88, Ørestad

The hanging shapes and semi-transparent material of the fishnets are explored through coloured lights. These artificial fishnets have been strung out across an artificial lake. The nature reserve behind the nets, Kalvebod Fælled, is a habitat for protected species, but was also partially artificially constructed.

Danai Lytra is a Stockholm-based architect and lighting designer from Greece. She graduated from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and has a background in stage design and performing arts.

Links
Instagram: Keramikaki

Thanks to
Ørestads grundejerforeninger
Ørestads Vandlaug
Stockholm Lighting
LumenPulse 

Af: Lennowski (IT)

Hvor: Byparken, Ørestads Boulevard 66

‘Incanto’ is Italian for a magical, mystical or unexpected event. Dream images appear as abstract visual arts become three-dimensional in the landscape.

Lennowski is a Tuscany-based visual artist. In his light installations, he combines digital techniques with visual expressions from abstract painting.

Links
www.lennowski.com

Thanks to
Ørestads grundejerforeninger
Ørestads Vandlaug

BY: Mads Vegas (DK)

WHERE: Byfælleden, Ørestad

This piece is reconfigured into a new version whenever it is set up. The ring has been decorated for the spring equinox, the summer solstice, the fall equinox, the winter solstice – and now for Candlemas. Each time, seasonal flowers, berries, fruits and vegetation have been added onto the existing ones. In this manner, the piece changes along with the seasons and gains ever increasing power as a portal for the coming season. Candlemas is an ancient Christian holiday in February, its name meaning ‘the mass of candles’.

Mads Vegas is a light designer and artist. He participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2022 with the light piece “EOS/NYX”, which illuminated Knippelsbro and Langebro, and the light installation “DON’T BE BLUE”, in 2021 with the work “KAOS/EROS/RO” and the installation “WAUWW – WHAT AN UNUSUALLY WONDERFUL WAVE”, in 2020 with the installation “AURORA SKY” as well as the installation “LIKE A BRIDGE UNDER BUBBLED WATER”, in 2019 with the installation “Labyrinth of Light” and in 2018 with the installation “ETERNAL SUNDOWN”, which travelled on to other places later, such as the Battersea Light Festival in London.

This year, Mads Vegas is also participating with his installation “Celestial Garments” in collaboration with music duo Anger, and his light piece “Knips”.

Links
www.madsvegas.dk
Instagram: madsvegaslighting

Thanks to
Ørestads grundejerforeninger
Ørestads Vandlaug

BY: Jan Kuck (DE)

WHERE: H. C. Andersens Boulevard 22, H.C. Andersen Slottet

The installation consists of a glowing carpet, which can be seen as a comment on the conditions behind the global textile production industry and its trading relationships in both a historical and contemporary context. It also deals with the connection to the development of women’s rights. Weaving and textile work has historically been carried out mainly by women, while men have benefitted from it. In the present, women are suffering under harsh working conditions, while international textile companies, usually led by men, reap the rewards. On the one hand, this piece is a critique of patriarchal power structures, and on the other, it is a tribute to the strength of women.

Jan Kuck is a Berlin-based artist. His conceptual art is characterised by his varied use of light. “ARACHNE” was exhibited as part of the Venice Biennale in 2016.

Links
www.jankuck.com
Instagram: jan.kuck.art

Thanks to
Tivoli

BY: Hubert Kurkiewicz (PL/DK) & Cong Liu (DK)

WHERE: Islands Brygge 33-29 (by the waterside)

Five unique animations are projected onto the faces of an existing concrete sculpture in Havneparken. These animations were created using different techniques, ranging from hand-drawn illustrations to 3D animated graphics. 

Hubert Kurkiewicz is a multimedia artist from Poland. He is preoccupied with themes such as the interpretation of ideas produced by our subconscious minds. Cong Liu teaches product development at KEA (Copenhagen School of Design and Technology), where he has facilitated and guided many projects created by KEA students for Copenhagen Light Festival since 2020. 

Links
Instagram: kin.cong & sporo.wody

BY: Copenhagen Light Festival

WHERE: Glyptoteket

WHEN: January 26 (18:00-21:00), February 2, 9, 16, 23 (17:00-21:00)

Before and during Copenhagen Light Festival 2023, you can experience the dome of Glyptoteket as an almighty sun for the newly opened special exhibition Amarna – City of the Sun God. The sun beams over the winter garden of the museum on five Thursdays in January and February.

You can read more about the exhibition here: glyptoteket.dk

The light installation concept is specially developed for Glyptoteket by Jesper Kongshaug, the internationally renowned lighting designer and lighting master of Tivoli, and implemented by Senja Ruohonen. It is presented in collaboration with Copenhagen Light Festival 2023.

Links
www.glyptoteket.dk
Instagram: glyptoteket

BY:  Copenhagen Lighting Studio / Arthur van der Zaag (NL/DK)

WHERE: Refshalevej 173 (in the green area)

WHEN: February 4, 10, 25, all days from 18:00-22:00

Riff Raff Ref is a unique lighting event in the intersection between lighting design and performance. Lighting designer Arthur van der Zaag stages an abandoned area at Refshaleøen with light and new installations. The area can be explored freely – but beware of the Light Creatures moving in the dark. These glowing objects have taken strange and proud human forms. While hard to miss, they are difficult to capture on camera.

Arthur van der Zaag also participates at this year’s light festival with the light installation, “Dancing on Water”.

Arthur van der Zaag is an artist and a lighting and sound designer. He participated in Copenhagen Light Festival 2021 with the installation “Car Park Holiday”, in 2020 with the installation “Take a Look Inside” and in 2019 with the installation “Windows of Light”.

Idea and concept: Arthur van der Zaag
Performers: Olga Randløv-Decitre, Arthur Zahle
Costumes: Rose Waade
Light Crew: Antti Heika, Daniel Thiesen, Doga Gurle, Zoltán Tasnádi
Graphics: Nepheli Poulaki

Links
www.copenhagenlightingstudio.com
Instagram: arthurvanderzaag

Thanks to
Refshaleøens Ejendomsselskab A/S

BY:  Mogens Dahl Kammerkor

WHERE: Holmens Kirke

WHEN: February 3. 20:00-21:30

Mogens Dahl Kammerkor has created a programme, in which pure choral movements are combined with poem recitations by Jacob Holtze. The chorus is accompanied by Jacob Lorentzen on the organ in one of the pieces, while in another, they sing along with mouth harpist Mathias Heise in the first performance of one of his own pieces.

Light obviously takes centre stage in several of the a cappella pieces: Edward Elgar’s ”Lux Aeterna” (Eternal Light) and Ingemann’s and Weyse’s ”Lysets engel går med glans”.

The light is more implied in other movements, such as the ones by late Romantic English composer Charles Stanford and contemporary Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström. The light of eternal hope is represented by Spanish Renaissance composer Cristobal de Morales, while a more promiscuous spring sensation is felt in three motets by Italian composer Monteverdi, who was a bit younger than Morales.

Copenhagen Light Festival stages the concert with lighting.

Tickets and more info here:
mogensdahlkammerkor.dk

WHERE: Linnésgade 25

WHEN: 21. Feb, 16:30

I’m delighted to invite you to participate in a dialogue with Jesper Garde Kongshaug and me about my largest art project to date, BLUE EARTH.

Jesper Kongshaug is one of the pioneers and Head of the board of the Copenhagen Light Festival and one of Denmark’s most distinguished light designers.

The talk will be held in either English or Danish depending on the audience. We’ll start at the social community, Klub from 16.30 to 17.30, with a small video about the creation of Blue Earth, followed by a dialogue with the audience.

After the talk, it’s possible to join a 20 min. walk to Nyhavn 71 where Blue Earth will be exhibited throughout the festival. Furthermore, it’ll be possible to join the dinner at the restaurant right next to BLUE EARTH, IL Rosmarino.

The talk & walk is free. Dinner at the restaurant is paid directly to the restaurant.

We hope to see as many as possible for an exciting evening in the name of art, politics, and lively debate.

Link
ARTIST TALK: Maj D & Jesper Kongshaug | Facebook

BY: PHOSPHOR

WHERE: Danhostel, H.C. Andersens Boulevard 50

“If we expose a structure/form we will (by time) be able to change/shape it”

Danhostel Copenhagen City and light and design studio PHOSPHOR present a series of events that sheds light on subjects and issues that requires our awareness.

Tower of Awareness urge people to seek knowledge, grow acceptance, and to be altruistic in helping, understanding, and discovering what you can do for people in our society with complicated feelings, life-structures, and preconditions.

Mental Health & Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that affects how autistic people perceive the world, think and behave, and communicate and interact with others.

Put simply, autistic people see, hear and feel the world differently to other people and no one is the same.

Lights & Autism
For this version of Tower of Awareness we will do a colorful, slow-paced, playful yet calm animation at Danhostel Copenhagen City, for the event of CLF2023.

For more info on the subject, links and sources:
phosphor.studio
Instagram: phosphor.studio & cphhostel

Thanks to
Danhostel Copenhagen City

BY: Juleministeriet/Christian Schubert

During the winter months, Jægersborggade is lit up by an installation with hanging, glowing orbs, which stretches all the way along the street.

Links
www.juleministeriet.com
Instagram: juleministeriet

BY: Kongens Nytorv

WHEN: January 17-October 15

The pavilion “Reflections in Common” opens on Kongens Nytorv as a reflective space in World Capital of Architecture 2023. The circular mirror construction reflects the historical buildings at Kongens Nytorv, and the inside hides an infinite landscape, which changes character along with the seasons. The pavilion will be open from January to October 2023.

Read more about the pavilion and the rest of World Capital of Architecture 2023’s busy program here:

Read more about the pavilion and the rest of World Capital of Architecture 2023’s busy program here: arkitekturhovedstad.kk.dk

Reflections in Common was designed by Urgent Agency and Standard Practice, with lighting design by Copenhagen Light Festival and iGuzzini.

BY: Søren Hüttel (DK)

WHERE: Sjælør Station

Underneath the railway bridge at Sjælør Station, the permanent piece Det her sted, her, nu opened in 2022. The work consists of two colourful tiled walls and equally vibrant lighting.

Søren Hüttel is a graduate of Funen Art Academy. He often works with installation art, painting and lighting, drawing upon pop cultural references from the 80s and 90s.

Links
www.huttel.org
Instagram: huttelsoren

BY: Sonja Lillebæk Christensen (DK)

WHERE: Sydhavn Station

The permanent piece Velkommen til – det konstruerede, det romantiske og det oversete opened in 2022. Three large LED screens on the underside of the train bridge show a piece of video art, which encapsulates the multitude of diverse stories related to the postal code 2450. This piece consists of collages and panoramic images from Sydhavn with plenty of edge, everyday poetry, hustle and bustle of daily life among the many construction workers of the city as well as politics on every scale of the spectrum. This video piece is full of contradictions, wonderful tall tales and an unbridled love for this particular district. A district where many people intend to stay for the rest of their lives.

The piece was set up by Copenhagen Municipality and the two area renewal projects in Sydhavnen and Bavnehøj in collaboration with Banedanmark and DSB.

Sonja Lillebæk Christensen is a graduate of Det Jyske Kunstakademi. She is the co-founder of Udstillingsstedet Sydhavn Station.

Links
sonjalillebaek.dk
Instagram: sonjalillebaek

BY: Steven Scott

WHEN: Silkegade 4, 1113 København K

The permanent installation in Illum opened in 2015.

The installation consists of fifty different light spaces. Their musical structure is divided into four movements, each examining different rhythmical and chromatic conditions.

The title refers to a series of works on glass made by Josef Albers in the 1920s.

Links
www.studiostevenscott.dk
Instagram: studio_steven_scott

BY: Tivoli

WHERE: H.C. Andersens Boulevard 26

Tivoli offers a glimpse of the gardens at wintertime.

BY: Light Bureau

WHERE: Haifagade 4, 2150 København

An innovative and site-specific lighting design that encapsulates the environment and history of the area. Using the existing lighting to change the dark identity of the space while illuminating the underside of the subway.

Project partners: By & Havn, Light Bureau, COBE Architects and Copenhagen Municipality.

Photo: Rune Brandt Hermannsson

Links
lightbureau.com
Instagram: light__bureau