Nobel Week Lights 2020
Nobel Week Lights 2020 took place between 5–13 December and featured light art installations across central Stockholm.
Discover the artworks below.
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Brilliance
“Brilliance” is a shimmering light artwork, specifically designed for the façade of Nationalmuseum.
Aleksandra Stratimirovic, Brilliance. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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Camus Lights Up
Camus Lights Up is an artwork about not giving up the search for light, inspired by the writer Albert Camus, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.
Amina Zoubir, Camus Lights up. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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En konstskatt i nytt ljus
An artwork highlighting hidden elements in the facade of the Royal Dramatic Theatre.
En konstskatt i nytt ljus, Kai Piippo. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen.
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Jag vill hålla dig..
The artwork “Jag vill hålla dig..” portrays the paradox of closeness in distance.
Emma Hjortenklev Wassberg and Fredrik Matz, Jag vill hålla dig.. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen.
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Ledsagare
The installation Ledsagare (Guide) shimmers around the building Börshuset, by Stortorget. It draws inspiration from the procession starting the Nobel Prize Banquet.
Tobias Rylander, Sahara Widoff, Ledsagare. Photo: Per Kristiansen.
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Millisekund
Stockholm Art participates in Nobel Week Lights 2020 through a temporary art installation at Odenplan.
Katja Pettersson, Millisekund. Photo: Per Kristiansen.
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Opera Lights..
The artwork”Opera Lights..” lit up the darkness as a hopeful reminder of the performing arts’ power to unite – even when the auditorium stood empty.
Photo: Per Kristiansen. The installation is created by Patrik Becker, Head of Lighting, Sound, and Video, and Hans Håkansson, Lighting Master, at the Royal Swedish Opera.
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Reflect
“Reflect” highlights the invisible yet crucial individuals behind the Nobel Prize and emphasizes how reflection and communication drive research forward.
Studio Tek, Reflect. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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RFC:675:08
“RFC:675:08” is a science and art installation, at the heart of Stockholm. It is an audiovisual representation of the Internet traffic that comes in and out of the city.
re|thread, RFC:675:08. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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Sense Light Swing
“Sense Light Swing” is a light fixture that is also a moving, eye-catching work of art.
Alexander Lervik, Sense Light Swing. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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Shadow Playground
In the installation “Shadow Playground” you get to experience how your shadow is filled with color that comes to life when you move.
Helmet Experience Design, Shadow Playground. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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Space
Imagery from the outer corners of space is projected onto the facade of Stockholm City Hall.
Lumination of Sweden and PXLFLD, Space. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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The Marlin and La Mar
At Strömparterren, the students at Konstfack make a light installation inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, called “The Marlin and La Mar”.
Konsfack, The Marlin and La Mar. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Per Kristiansen
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Text Type Light
For Nobel Week Lights, “Text Type Light” created light animations at iconic locations in Stockholm.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Benoît Derrier
NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS
A light art festival inspired by the Nobel Prize
Free admission
Free admission to the festival.
A Stockholm tradition
The festival is held in December during Nobel week since 2020.