Aarhus University, Universitetsparken
Permanent installation
date
2024
LOCATION
Aarhus University, Universitetsparken. Aarhus, Denmark
Commissioned by
Bygningsstyrelsen
produced in partnership with
EN
Comprised of no fewer than 1097 ceramic tiles, With Madsen cut and shaped the slabs by hand before firing them. She then composed the installation across three tiered levels in the beautiful university park, together with a team from Tommerup Keramiske Værksted. Responding to the gradient of the hill, the installation is carved out from the landscape like steps or seats for park visitors to enjoy. The organic form and sandy colour give the plateaus a ruinous feeling, as
though part of an archeological excavation or a much larger historic, non-pictorial mosaic that's been partially revealed.
By night, the work evolves to feature multi-coloured illuminations, using light projections containing slides which have a layer of liquid crystals inside. The slides are done in collaboration with scientist Francesca Serra, They change color and formation with the surrounding temperature.
DK
Udsmykningen består af to dele. Dels tre plateauer bygget ind i skråningen foran BSS Kantine i Aarhus Universitetspark. Dels to lysprojektioner med flydende krystaller, der oplyser plateauerne efter mørkets frembrud.
Plateauerne er bygget af håndlavede teglsten. De er opbygget som en improviseret mosaik. På lysprojektionerne kan man se flydende krystaller der er sat ind mellem to polaroid filtre, hvilket gør det muligt at se farve og former på de flydende krystaller. Materialet ændrer farve og organisering alt efter varmepåvirkningen. De er lavet i samarbejde med forsker på SDU Francesca Serra.
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