SPARK

Organic fireworks as a sustainable celebration.

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Inspired by fireflies and the desire to reinvent traditional fireworks, SPARK is a poetic display of thousands of biodegradable light sparks gracefully floating through the air.

SPARK Noor

SPARK Italy

SPARK Tokyo Hèrmes

SPARK Auckland

SPARK Bilbao Official Movie

SPARK Melbourne

Alice in Technoland SPARK

SPARK Netherlands

SPARK reimagines traditional celebrations by replacing polluting fireworks and balloons with a sustainable alternative. Using design and technology, it features thousands of biodegradable light sparks, inspired by fireflies and stars, silently carried by the wind to inspire reflection and wonder.

Premiered in Bilbao, SPARK transformed the central park into a luminous cloud, inviting people to connect with nature and each other. Following its debut, SPARK embarked on a world tour, captivating over 2 million visitors across eleven countries.

Organic fireworks SPARK illuminate the city as a sustainable celebration, offering a new way to uphold traditions while promoting sustainability.

Daan Roosegaarde: "Traditional fireworks create ten times more air pollution, and my dog goes crazy. I started to wonder how we could modernize the tradition of celebrating. That was the beginning of SPARK."

Winner of the Dutch Creativity Awards 2022 and three Lovie Awards, including the People’s Lovie Winner.

2022-2024. Thousands of biodegradable floating lights in a cloud formation of around 50 x 50 x 50 metres.

Available for exhibitions worldwide.



SPARK has been exhibited in Tokyo, Bilbao, Aix-en-Provence, Riyadh, Madrid, Auckland, Jordan, Melbourne, London, Pesaro in Italy, and Leeuwarden NL.

The first SPARK was made in collaboration with Draiflessen Collection, The Wellbeing Summit for Social Change in Bilbao-Biscay and Media.Monks. With special thanks to the city of Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, and the Guggenheim Museum.

"SPARK evokes child-like wonder, reconnecting communities," says Corinna Otto, curator of The Wellbeing Summit.



Movie by Media.Monks directed by Jan Kooyman and Jos van Meerveld. Photography by Roberto Conte, Jontxu Fernandez, and Daan Roosegaarde.


Select Exhibitions

SPARK Noor Riyadh

November 27, 2024

SPARK London

August 26, 2022

SPARK Italy

March 22, 2024

SPARK Madrid

January 3, 2023

SPARK Bilbao

June 1, 2022

SPARK Auckland

March 24, 2023

SPARK Melbourne

June 7, 2023

SPARK Netherlands

November 3, 2023

SPARK Royal Jordan

September 6, 2023

SPARK Tokyo Hermès

December 23, 2023

SPARK Aix-en-Provence

December 21, 2022

News

Exhibitions

May 20, 2024

SPARK: Lighting Up 10 Countries, 2 Million Visitors

From Melbourne to Tokyo, Italy to Leeuwarden—SPARK has enchanted over 2 million visitors in 10 countries. Where should SPARK light up next?

Exhibitions

March 25, 2024

SPARK Italy Capital of Culture

Over 20,000 visitors celebrated the return of fireflies at SPARK Italy, illuminating Pesaro’s night sky with glowing, eco-friendly sparks in honor of the Italian Capital of Culture 2024.

Exhibitions

March 23, 2024

Reimagining Celebrations with SPARK

Daan Roosegaarde: How can we celebrate in a sustainable way? SPARK is a place of wonder, offering a new, sustainable alternative for celebrating together.