Art Calendar 22 March 2022

Waterlicht by Daan Roosegaarde in Loevestein Castle

on 25/26 March 2022

The power and poetry of water - installation by environmental artist and activist Daan Roosegaarde back in the Netherlands after his world tour

Just in time for the United Nations World Water Day, March 22, 2022.

The installation Waterlicht in Amsterdam ©Daan Roosegaarde

WATERLICHT returns to the Netherlands after its world tour. WATERLICHT is artist Daan Roosegaarde's dreamscape visualizing the power and poetry of water. The virtual flood shows the vulnerability of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Loevestein Castle and draws attention to rising sea levels as a result of climate change. In support of the United Nations World Water Day mission, the new film WATERLIGHT also launches today.

The Netherlands is inextricably linked to water, with almost a third of the country lying below sea level, and the dikes and dunes are an important part of Dutch culture. Yet life below sea level is sometimes taken for granted. 

The installation WATERLICHT is a combination of LEDs and lenses that create a changing virtual tide influenced by wind and rain. The artwork creates a collective experience that reminds viewers of the importance of water innovation and the impact of climate change. The film premiere of WATERLICHT can be seen today, on the United Nations World Water Day, at:

https://studioroosegaarde.net/project/waterlicht

The installation Waterlicht in Amsterdam ©Daan Roosegaarde

Loevestein Castle

Loevestein Castle and its inhabitants have been struggling with and against water for over seven centuries. Many people know Loevestein Castle through the spectacular escape of the Danish humanist and intellectual Hugo de Groot in a book box. At Loevestein Castle he developed new ideas about peace, freedom and justice that would change the world.

Podcast

A podcast has also been released where listeners can learn about the dangers and potential of water with contributions from Daan Roosegaarde (artist), Kathleen Ferrier (chair of the Dutch Unesco Commission), Jessica den Outer (expert on the rights of nature), Susan Lammers (executive director of the Dutch Heritage Agency) and Henk Ovink (special representative for international water issues).

waterlichtradio.com

The film

WATERLICHT won the IESNYC Lumen Award New York 2020, the Global Future Design Award 2019, the LIT 2017 Lighting Designer of the Year USA and The Best Lighting Environment Design China.

Where:

Installation Waterlicht on March 25 and 26, 2022. 

Loevestein Castle

Loevestein 1, 5307 TG Poederoijen

Available free tickets at:

https://www.slotloevestein.nl/agenda/waterlicht/

However, due to high visitor interest and out of consideration for the surrounding nature, tickets are limited.

Learn more about the work of Daan Roosegaarde:

studioroosegaarde.net

SPARK Bilbao

©Daan Roosegaarde

SPARK Bilbao

an exclusive interview with Daan Roosegaarde. The Dutch artist's latest work will be a dreamscape of biodegradable sparks of light, an alternative to the much-missed fireworks tradition. SPARK will have its world premiere at "The Wellbeing Summit for Social Change" June 1-3 in Bilbao-Biscay, Spain. 

SPARK is a sustainable alternative for the traditional and polluting methods of celebration. 

Read more

©SPARK Roosegaarde

The  founder of Studio Roosegaarde, Dan Roosegaarde

©Daan Roosegaarde