PEACE LIGHT
by Peter Noever
CONTENT
Based on the traditional gesture of lighting a candle as an act of peace, a 14m long interactive light installation was developed for Peter Noever. ...
Utilising low voltage electricity, the entire structure is electrified, allowing a light bulb placed within the structure to light up. After being part of Peter Noevers exhibition PEACE NOW! in the context of the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl, Salzkammergut 2024, the installation moved to the famous Hofkirche in Innsbruck, where it was installed next to the cenotaph of Emperor Maximilian I and the grave of Andreas Hofer. peace light was the first contemporary art installation ever to be installed in the Hofkirche.

galvanized steel, 14 transformers, 12V light bulbs
1400cm x 80cm x 30cm

initiated and comissioned by: Peter Noever
design/concept by: Peter Noever, Daniel Leiter
design development by: Daniel Leiter
construction by: Gassner GmbH
exhibited at: Hofkirche, Innsbruck / Trinkhalle, Bad Ischl, AUT
YEAR 2024
TYPE art installation
development
INITIATED BY Peter Noever
NOTES exhibited at the Hofkirche, Innsbruck and developed for the European Capital of Culture 2024 Bad Ischl
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