RAINBOW STATION connects the Amsterdam Central Station with space technology to create the largest artificial rainbow in the world.
RAINBOW STATION connects the Amsterdam Central Station with space technology to create the largest artificial rainbow in the world.
In collaboration with Leiden University, Roosegaarde has unravelled light into a spectrum of colours. Through a new liquid crystal technology developed for research on exoplanets, RAINBOW STATION takes the exact shape of the 125 year old historic station roof. The artwork marks both the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the railway station and the start of the UNESCO International Year of Light 2015.
RAINBOW STATION can be seen every day for a brief moment within one hour after sunset. The light and colour let fifty million travellers a year experience a magical moment at night.
2014-2015. Custom light source with liquid crystal filter to create a 45 by 25 meters rainbow at Amsterdam Central Station. RAINBOW STATION travels to other train stations around the world.
Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, NS Stations, ProRail, Stichting Doen, Sterrenwacht Leiden University with Frans Snik, and Studio Roosegaarde.
LIT 2017 Lighting Design of the Year, USA.
