The ‘sun’ has set on top of the Nordic House in Vatnsmýri moorland, central Reykjavík, and will bring a little light into the lives of Reykjavikings this winter.
The ‘sun’ is a circular light sculpture, 3 metres (10 feet) in diameter that changes colours and is meant to bring a small ray of light into the lives of Northern Europeans during the darkest months of the year. Artists Christine Istad and Lisa Pacini brought the ‘sun’ with them from Oslo to Iceland as a gesture.
“It’s been an adventure to travel with the sun around Norway and Iceland. We’ve travelled over 9,300 kilometres (5778 miles) with the sun, the tour is also a large part of the installation as a whole,” Christine said.
The Nordic House is a cultural institution opened in 1968 and operated by the Nordic Council of Ministers. It was designed by renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and features most of his signature traits, evident in the blue ceramic rooftop that takes it shape from the mountain range in the background and the extensive use of white, tile and wood throughout the building.
The ‘sun’ has set on top of the Nordic House in Vatnsmýri moorland, central Reykjavík, and will bring a little light into the lives of Reykjavikings this winter.
The ‘sun’ is a circular light sculpture, 3 metres (10 feet) in diameter that changes colours and is meant to bring a small ray of light into the lives of Northern Europeans during the darkest months of the year. Artists Christine Istad and Lisa Pacini brought the ‘sun’ with them from Oslo to Iceland as a gesture.
“It’s been an adventure to travel with the sun around Norway and Iceland. We’ve travelled over 9,300 kilometres (5778 miles) with the sun, the tour is also a large part of the installation as a whole,” Christine said.
The Nordic House is a cultural institution opened in 1968 and operated by the Nordic Council of Ministers. It was designed by renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and features most of his signature traits, evident in the blue ceramic rooftop that takes it shape from the mountain range in the background and the extensive use of white, tile and wood throughout the building.
