AstroField

Astrofield is an interactive light installation that invites visitors to explore a living solar system built from the imaginations of children. Each exoplanet, inspired by their creative vision, orbits around a luminous star and Sergels torg becomes a window to outer space.

Through motion and interaction, visitors release the very elements that spark life across the universe, becoming part of the cosmic story themselves. The installation celebrates curiosity, connection, and the infinite potential of young imagination.

The installation is inspired by the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star”, aiming to spark curiosity about life beyond planet Earth. Visitors can engage with the artwork by standing on sensors.

An interactive artwork

At Sergels torg, a podium is placed from which visitors can control the AstroField. Interaction with the piece begins when a visitor steps onto the podium and moves across four different surfaces marked with different colors. On the screen in front of the visitor, a solar system is shown, with a sun at the center and the students’ exoplanets orbiting around it.

When several people stand on the different colored areas of the podium at the same time, or when one person moves between them, various particles in the digital space environment are activated and combined. These particles represent carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen – elements that are essential building blocks for life in space.

Creating AstroField

It is the second year that the pupils at Husbygårdsskolan creates an artwork for Nobel Week Lights. This year they have, through hands-on and experiential activities, learned about space and gained insights into exoplanets and the conditions for life.

The process includes a series of workshops and is part of a long-term partnership led by the light festival’s pedagogical team. During the workshop series, the students had the opportunity to meet researchers and educators from the Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm University / AlbaNova, and ESERO. The project was carried out with the support of the Swedish National Space Agency.

After learning about life in the universe from professional astrophysicists, the children created their own exoplanets in modeling clay. The Hyper Island students then brought these planets to life by digitising them and integrating them into an immersive artistic universe – a vibrant cosmos shaped by their ideas and creativity.

Class 5A and 5C Husbygårdsskolan, Studio Resonans (Hyper Island)

AstroField was created by the following students from Husbygårdsskolan, together with Studio Resonans from Hyper Island.

5A

Nasra Abbas, Daniyal Ahmad, Amira Ahmed, Carmen Al-Maliki, Khongorzul Bayasgalan, Alihan Cömert, Ingrid-Andreea Dumitru, Abdula Hossain, Mohamed Mashally, Luka Miminoshvili, Bilal Abdelwehab Mohammed, Filip Moryson, Salma Mowlid, Suheyb Muse Muhamed, Dania Nurhussien, Umme Habiba Sayba, Alin Sayed Idriss, Sara Sayed, Tamari Shioshvili

5C

Sowda Abdi Yussuf, Rytal Abubeker Mahmud Drar, Amin Brhane Arefaine, Mohamed Bayoumi, Muhibo Bers, Yahya Farah, Noor Guled Osman, Yasmin Hankil, Sayed Hafiz Hussaini, Amna Idriss Bashir, Rubiya Kibria, Beshair Abdelwehab Mohammed, Abdurahman Mohammednur, Marwa Mohamud, Safa Mohamud, Ahmed Omar Ali, Warisha Parvez, Alice Rahman, Nils Niclas Ilija Sorokin, Abdulhadi Waez

Teachers at Husbygårdsskolan

Anne Almqvist, Linnéa Edqvist, Lisa Strömgren

Studio Resonans (Hyper Island)

Alva Grape, Alec Mesterton, Elin Ravnefjord, Philip Pedersen Cano, Kerstin Furuholmen, Martina Ahlmark. The students have formed a creative agency called Studio Resonans, where innovation meets inclusion and humanity. They strive to create experiences that foster community while sparking hope and inspiration.