pivoting crane lamp by gijs van vaerenbergh creates ‘skylight’ in belgium

gijs van vaerenbergh creates ‘skylight’, a slowly turning luminescent urban installation for martelarenplein, leuven, belgium. positioned near the flemish city’s busy railway station, the artist’s work sheds light upon visitors of the public space through both the day and night. the piece is comprised of sixteen lighting components attached to the downward facing scaffolding of a towering work crane which is also being employed in the construction of the music center for leuven, ‘het depot‘. the massive street lamp brights about a bright white glow cast upon structures  and people within the circumference of the pivoting artwork. gijs van vaerenbergh’s ‘skylight’ brings to the city a new landmark during the art festival kulturama.

the slowly moving artwork illuminates the ground below in a bright white glow
main image © jeroen verrecht, all images courtesy the artist

‘skylight’ is comprised of sixteen light components attached to a pivoting crane

a perspective of the work at night

‘skylight’ on a cloudy day in leuven, belgium

the newly constructed work

necessary tools for the construction of the urban lighting installation

left: picturing the construction of the work
right: the lighting segments were sent to the artist in sixteen packages

a perspective of the work from the metal scaffolding upon which the lamps are attached

two workers putting in place the lighting fixtures

alternate construction perspective of the piece

‘skylight’ by gijs van vaerenbergh