Join us for 3 enchanting evenings in the Water Street Tampa neighborhood in Florida, and experience the magic of WATERLICHT as it illuminates the night sky with its captivating light about the power and poetry of water.

Read more in the Daily Art interview.

20.00 to 23.00, October 27 – 29, Water Street Tampa, USA. Free admission, reservation required for entry.

WATERLICHT and its luminous magic enchanted over 32,000 visitors in Maasmechelen, Belgium.

Immerse yourself in the mesmerising dream landscape of WATERLICHT Maasmechelen. This virtual flood surrounds visitors with captivating waves of light, highlighting the impact of rising water levels due to global warming. Don't miss the Belgian premiere of artist Daan Roosegaarde's award-winning artwork in Kotem-Maasmechelen Belgium from September 29 to October 1, 20:30 - 23:30. Admission is free, and already 25,000 people reserved their ticket.

WATERLICHT returned to the Netherlands at the special location of Loevestein Castle.

With thousands of visitors, WATERLICHT created a collective experience at this beautiful UNESCO World Heritage site to remind us of the importance of water innovation and the impact of climate change.

Watch here the live TV interview with Humberto Tan and Daan Roosegaarde. Almost a million people viewed how WATERLICHT will flood Loevestein Castle.

WATERLICHT is a collective experience to raise awareness of climate change worldwide.

Our monumental light installation WATERLICHT is back and celebrates its German premiere in Oberhausen. As a virtual flood of light WATERLICHT will immerse the Peter Behrens Building in blue light and raise awareness of rising water levels worldwide. In doing so, WATERLICHT questions how we as societies can deal with rising water levels of different origins in a local and global context.

In Oberhausen, the artwork is set in relation to the challenges of eternity. As a result of coal mining, the Ruhr region has sunk by up to 25 meters. Without the constant pumping of groundwater, large parts of the region would be flooded and a lake landscape of up to 90km in length would be created. Intensive research is being conducted not only into how the water can be extracted but how the heat of the water from underground can be used to generate energy.

Welcome at Future 21 WATERLICHT 5 and 6 November 19:30 till 00:00 in Oberhausen, Germany.

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.

Great interview at the Today Show by Al Roker with Daan Roosegaarde and Carol Becker about WATERLICHT 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.

The UN Development Programme writes about for resilient cities, including our Waterlicht as inspiration for the future. Read the full article here.

Thank you all for coming and creating a great atmosphere.

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.

New CNN interview with Daan Roosegaarde about his Waterlicht submerging cities around the world.

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.

We are proud to have received the international LIT Award for Lighting Designer of the Year.

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.

Waterlicht Middelburg 800 in the Netherlands shows the power and poetry of living with water till November 4.

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.