Last night our WATERLICHT was the winner of a 2020 IESNYC Lumen Award in New York. The 2020 Lumen Jury: “The installation powerfully delivers social commentary without getting preachy.”
Nearly 10,000 people in New York came to experience WATERLICHT. Read more about Daan Roosegaarde's protopia; step by step improving the world in collaboration with Columbia University School of the Arts.
WATERLICHT wins Urban Design & Architecture Design Award 2019 for Lighting Design. WATERLICHT is the dream landscape about the power and poetry of water.
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit, Columbia University New York will launch our new WATERLICHT, including lectures by Olafur Eliasson and Daan Roosegaarde. Welcome 22-24 October, Lenfest Center for the Arts in New York.
Waterlicht at Fremantle Biennale 2019, Australia. Fremantle Biennale announced ‘Undercurrent 19’, the second edition of the city-wide contemporary art program showcasing experimental site responsive work from established and emerging artists from across the world. Open from November 1 till 3. This will be the first time Waterlicht will be shown in the Southern Hemisphere, raising awareness for rising water levels and the climate change crisis.
We proudly present the Middle Eastern premiere of WATERLICHT at the opening of Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai on 11, 15 and 16 November 7.30-10pm, supported by Dubai Holding. Full information.
WATERLICHT, our dream landscape will travel to the Kunsthal in Rotterdam NL after the success in Toronto with 25.000 visitors. We welcome everybody to come and experience the power and poetry of water on 25, 26 and 27 October (free entrance). Full information.
This large-scale light installation illustrates the universal power and poetry of water and will have its Canadian premiere at the Bentway in Toronto from Friday October 12 till Sunday October 14 night from 19.00 till 23.00 (free entrance). Full information.
Roosegaarde receives the sustainability ribbon from the Dutch government as leader in sustainability, celebrating his achievements in creating large scale awareness on climate change. Read more here.
Waterlicht New York takes centre stage at the United Nations Headquarters during World Water Day as a call to action. Featured at Fast Company, Metropolis, Quartz & De Telegraaf. Read press release here.
Waterlicht transformed Granary Square London into an ethereal dream landscape at Lumiere with its 1.5 million visits in four days. Highlighted at the BBC, The Guardian and The Times. Missed it? On 1-3 February Waterlicht will be exhibited in Leeuwarden NL. Come and experience the power and poetry of water.
Grand announcement of our Waterlicht London exhibition in The Times. Experience Granary Square transformed into an ethereal dream landscape. 18-21 January 2018 at Lumiere.
After its successful tour in the UK and Spain, Waterlicht is making the last stop of its European tour in Middelburg, the Netherlands from 18.30 to 23.30 on the 1st until the 4th of November 2017 to celebrate Middelburg 800. Free entrance.
Waterlicht drew 12.000 people in 1 night and thousands of visitors during AND Festival on the 350 million year old valleys carved by the glaciers in the United Kingdom. Watch the video on Dezeen.
Waterlicht makes its European tour to the UK (Castleton), the Netherlands (Middelburg), and Spain (Madrid). Press Release. Read more about Waterlicht UK on WIRED.
On June 8 the second edition of the WIRED Festival Brazil with the theme "Business, cities and education of the future" will take place in Sao Paulo, including a lecture by Daan Roosegaarde. Full info here.
Our Waterlicht is now open for public in London near King's Cross Station. Waterlicht ("Water Light") makes visitors feel they are underneath roiling blue waves. It's both a comment on global warming and a delightful immersion. Lumiere, every night 18-21 January, London UK.
A new WATERLICHT will be exhibited at the Afsluitdijk as part of the kick off Icoon Afsluitdijk to show the power and poetry of living with water. Watch the trailer here.
Daan Roosegaarde wins the 'Award at Large' of the Professional Lighting Design Recognition in Rome, Italy for his significant contribution to the lighting profession.
One night the city of Paris transforms into one large art exhibition at Nuit Blanche. Roosegaarde is invited to present his new 'Waterlicht'. Free exhibition on the evening of Saturday 3 October for Nuit Blanche at Park Martin Luther King in Paris.
In stores today: LXRY magazine. Daan Roosegaarde takes you on a trip to the future as guest editor-in-chief with Hanna Verboom, Elon Musk, Louise Fresco, and much more. Explore the future and order your hardcopy here.
"Waterlicht" is our new 4 acres public project for the Dutch Water Board. Using the latest LED technology this dream landscape raises awareness about the power and poetry of water to more than 20.000 visitors already at Waterschap Rijn & IJssel.