Starry Night

Light art installation about the Absence of stars

Starry Night draws inspiration from the eponymous painting by Vincent van Gogh, one of the most iconic depictions of the night sky in art history. The installation addresses the growing issue of light pollution in contemporary urban environments, where the disappearance of stars has become a defining condition of modern life. By translating a painting of natural celestial light into an artificial light installation, the work reframes van Gogh’s vision for the present day. What was once an everyday experience-seeing a star-filled sky —has become an increasingly rare phenomenon.

Technique
Acrylic rods with addressable LED lights

Exhibited
Amsterdam Light Festival, 2018–2019
later in Knokke-Heist (Belgium),
Shanghai (China)
Grand Rapids (USA)

Selected
Dezeen’s one of the top ten art installations of 2019