Skyspace

Architectural design by James Turrell

A skyspace is an architectural design in which a room, which is painted in a neutral color has a large hole in its ceiling which opens directly to the sky. The room, whose perimeter has benches, allows observers to look at the sky in such a way as though it were framed. LED lights which surround the hole can change colors to affect the viewer's perception of the sky.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The design is the work of American artist James Turrell. As of 2013 over 82 skyspaces have been installed worldwide.^[5] Examples include Dividing the Light at Pomona College, the Skyspace Lech in Vorarlberg (Austria), the Live Oak Friends Meeting in Houston, Texas and at Rice University, also in Houston.

Photo gallery

Skyspace in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England
Skyspace in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England
Skyspace in Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England
Dividing the Light, Pomona College, California, US
Skyspace Lech in Vorarlberg, Austria
Cloudy sky at the Skyspace Lech, Vorarlberg, Austria

References

^ "James Turrell Skyspace - Dividing The Light". Pomona College Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ Plagens, Peter (2007). "SkyHigh". Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel 10. 1 (60).
^ "Turrell Skyspace at Pomona". Artweek. 38 (9). ArtWeek: 24. Nov 2007. ISSN 0004-4121.
^ Stolz, George (June 2009). "Bringing the Sky to Earth". ARTnews. 108 (6): 44–45.
^ Elder, Adam (May 27, 2013). "Mad Genius Buys Volcano, Transforms It Into Naked-Eye Observatory". wired.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.