Opened in June 2026, the installation is Turrell’s hundredth Skyspace. It invites visitors to slow down and explore how light and colour shape their perception of space. During the «Colour Shift» light sequence, the opening in the dome closes, immersing the interior in shifting light and colour.
Read more about the work at ARoS.
The artwork and architecture were developed in close collaboration for over more than a decade, between James Turrell, the museum and Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Every aspect, from proportions and materials to lighting, was considered as part of a unified experience, with the architecture integral to the work.
Read about the collaboration at Schmidt Hammer Lassen.
At the centre of the floor, polished Norwegian Larvikite tiles form a large circle where visitors can lie down and gaze up at the dome. For our team, a particular highlight was seeing how the stone’s feldspar crystals caught the changing light, creating subtle reflections across the polished surface.
Larvikite has long been valued by stonemasons and features in monuments and sculptures around the world. Its presence in this contemporary artwork offers a fresh perspective on that tradition, revealing new possibilities for natural stone.
We are proud to see Norwegian natural stone contribute to this distinctive encounter between art, architecture and light.
