Waterlicht is a large-scale immersive “virtual flood” made from light. Visitors stand and walk beneath moving blue waves of light which create the illusion that the landscape has been submerged. Technically, it uses LEDs, lasers, lenses, software, humidity and site-specific design. The movement of the installation is dynamically affected by wind and rain, so it isn’t simply a conventional lighting show projected onto buildings. The light exists in the space
around  the audience, creating extraordinary horizontal “waves.”

Waterlicht is a Studio Roosegaarde project. The team describe it as a “dream landscape about the power and poetry of water.” The underlying idea is more serious: the work makes people physically experience the potential level of water and think about flooding, climate change, water management and our relationship with water. As a virtual flood, WATERLICHT reveals rising water levels and highlights the importance of water innovation and climate change.

As a social design lab, Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde and his team connect people and technology in installations that enhance daily life in urban environments and spark the imagination. Clean air, clean water, clean energy, and clean space are their new values, and light is their language.

Eventcare are a Dutch production company who install and run the installation on behalf of Studio Roosegaarde.

For more information please phone 01-4757816