Colors Between Earth and Sky

The work is developed in the context of the exhibition The Colliding Ones at Kunstverein Arnsberg and extends its themes into the public space of the city. Positioned in front of the Kunstverein, Colours Between Earth and Sky creates a multi-dimensional connection between exhibition, urban space, and the local community.

The multi-part textile installation, funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Hochsauerlandkreis, Sparkasse Mitten im Sauerland, and the City of Arnsberg, unfolds across the historic Neumarkt as a sequence of multicolored fabric bands, forming a canopy-like “sky of flags.” Supported by twenty-four masts, these elements run in parallel rhythm along the public space. With a length of approximately 75 meters each, they articulate a linear, architectural passage through the square.

The semi-transparent, gradient-printed textile surfaces engage with light, wind, and movement. Multiple color tones merge, shift, overlap, and dissolve depending on the viewer’s perspective. Shadows emerge, offer shelter, and move throughout the day, transforming the perception of the otherwise strictly structured square. This can be understood as a metaphor for the constantly shifting, complementary states of our lives.

The installation is conceived in dialogue with the architectural rhythm of the square—originally designed in the Prussian style of classicism—and introduces an atmospheric condition of transition and multiplicity. Conceived for a duration of four months, it accompanies both the public and the urban space throughout the summer.