
Artworks in the 2022 edition of the festival
Nobel Week Lights 2022
Nobel Week Lights 2022 took place between 3–11 December and featured light art installations across central Stockholm.
Read more about each artwork below.
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ALAS, ALAS, THE MIRROR’S RETROSPECTION
The interactive artwork “ALAS, ALAS, THE MIRROR’S RETROSPECTION” invited visitors to be part of creating a visual loop.
Eva Beierheimer, ALAS, ALAS, THE MIRROR’S RETROSPECTION. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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CONNECTED
The artwork “CONNECTED” is based on different aspects of neuroscience and its impact on our everyday life.
Koros Design, CONNECTED. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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Conscience
“Conscience” makes a journey through scenes of human-consciousness, nature, environmental urgency, discovery and hope.
Les Ateliers BK, Conscience. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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CYKLOTRON
The artwork “CYKLOTRON” is a celebration of the cyclotron particle accelerator through a light installation along the building’s curved facade.
Jim Farula, CYKLOTRON. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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Divina Proportione Louise
The artwork “Divina Proportione Louise” is inspired by the “De Divina Proportione”, with Nobel Prize laurate Louise Glück’s drawn profile as the center of the work.
Philip Nilsson, Divina Proportione Louise. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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GAIA
“GAIA” aims to inspire awe for the planet that we live on, and encourage environmental awareness, inspired by the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
Luke Jerram, Gaia. Photo: Alexander Assal
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Heroes
The artwork “Heroes” weaves together abstract animation and a looping soundscape – inspired by true humanitarians.
SMASH, Heroes. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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Horizon
The artwork “Horizon” refers to both the line between sky and earth, and an imagining of the future horizon we wish to draw.
Julia Dantonnet, Horizon. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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KINESTHESIA
The interactive artwork “KINESTHESIA” is inspired by research on sensory molecular biology.
Alexander Wolfe, KINESTHESIA. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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Ljuset
The artwork “Ljuset” is a filmed memorial candle that is lit and slowly burns down, inspiring us to remember those that came before us and their achievements.
Johan Thurfjell, Ljuset. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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NOBEL LIGHT WALK
The artwork “NOBEL LIGHT WALK” wants to inspire people to wander and come across new, surprising places.
Kroft & Smids, NOBEL LIGHT WALK. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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Orchestrated entities_ Chorus
The interactive artwork “Orchestrated entities_ Chorus” invites choirs and individuals to transform their voices into light.
Tove Alderin, Orchestrated entities_ Chorus. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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PAST INTERACTIONS
“PAST INTERACTIONS” is an installation inspired by how our ancestors are connected to us in the present day.
Lina Blass, Tora Kirchmeier and Maria Nyholm, PAST INTERACTIONS. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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PATHFINDER
The artwork “PATHFINDER” is a light installation incorporated in the sculpture “ARCH” by Ai Weiwei.
Fredrik Jönsson and Ai Weiwei, PATHFINDER. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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PERSPECTIVE
The artwork “PERSPECTIVE” is based on the poems of Nobel Prize laurate Louise Glück, where she often lingers amidst the physical and the abstract.
Jönköping School of Engineering and Royal College of Music, PERSPECTIVE. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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REMI
The artwork “REMI” aims to make the viewer think about issues related to war and peace.
Emma Hjortenklev Wassberg, REMI. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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SHELTER
The artwork “SHELTER” is a physical interpretation of the refuge given to refugees.
Daniel Rybakken, SHELTER. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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un|fold
“un|fold” is a sound and light sculpture, which visually reveals the deep software supply chain behind the simple text editing action “search and replace”.
re|thread, un|fold. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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Wave
The artwork “Wave” is inspired by the first gravitational waves to be detected on earth, caused by the collision of two black holes.
Masamichi Shimada, Wave. Photo: Benoît Derrier
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WAVE-FIELD
The artwork “WAVE-FIELD” is inspired by balance, seriality and the way weight, regardless of size, affects movement.
CS Design, Lateral Office and Mitchell Akiyama, WAVE-FIELD. Photo: Benoît Derrier

Nobel Week Lights
Art lighting up Stockholm
Read about Nobel Week Lights, a free light art festival taking place in Stockholm during the darkest time of the year.