Connecting the dots

KARI KOLA AND IVO SCHOOFS’ ARTWORK CONNECTED A WHOLE CITY DURING DIFFICULT TIMES.

“On November the 12th at five pm the light artwork was shown to the entire world for the first time. The immense light artwork ‘Connecting the Dots’ reached out over the entire city. A work that consisted of more than 1,500 led lights, 1,000 balloons, red dots, that floated in the sky and more than 20,000 red-glow-dots on windows. The two striking chimneys of the former Philips grounds Strijp-T were transformed by the artist Hugo Vrijdag into a permanent light art piece. This was the start of GLOW 2020.

From that moment on Eindhoven started to reveal, district after district an enormous dome of blue light. This blue sky above Eindhoven, designed by the Finnish light artist Kari Kola, created a different effect every day. A spectacular natural phenomenon influenced by rain, clouds and fog. The red dots, from artist Ivo Schoofs, danced in the wind. An incredible sight! The art piece was not only on show for all the homes in Eindhoven, but you could also watch it all over the world on the temporary Livestream.”