The works Sky I, Sky II and Sky III by the danish designer Astrid Krogh, derive their inspiration from the changing color spectrum of the sky. The weavings may appear as almost monochrome color screens but with their gentle shift in color spectrum, they mimic the subtle changes of the sky throughout the day. Sky evolves in a slow and meditative pace from the light of early dawn towards the glowing sunlight, passing through orange sunset notes towards the blue hours of the evening. With the Sky pieces, Astrid Krogh translates natural phenomenon into emotional perception, captivating those subtle moments where a cloud slowly passes in front of the sun, changing not only the light atmosphere in the room but also the mood of the beholder. The piece can be displayed in the middle of a space, creating an immaterial wall of light.
Astrid Krogh embraces traditional craft techniques while using high tech materials. She hand weaves lengths of optic strands on a loom to make iridescent tapestries that illuminate into a rainbow of brilliant colors. The fibers in the tapestries are connected to monitors that regulate the color palette, and slowly and hypnotically move the color throughout the piece. In this way, Astrid succeeds in giving light a rare soft and tactile quality, proposing a highly original and poetic vocabulary in the field of light installations, based on contemplative perception and sensual color experience.
Astrid Krogh is widely considered as one of the most pioneering designers in the field of optic fiber installations, starting by the end of the 1990s with monumental light weavings for important museum exhibitions and site-specific commissions such as the Maersk building, the Danish Parliament and the 21 C Museum in Cincinnati. In 2006, 2009 and 2011 she received the Danish Art Foundation Prize. She won the Thorvald Bindesboell Medal in 2008 and received the Inga & Ejvind Kold Christensen Prize in 2013.
Sky
2012
Optic fiber tapestry
285 x 160 x 18 cm
Unique piece
Sky
2012
Optic fiber tapestry
285 x 160 x 18 cm
Unique piece
Sky
2012
Optic fiber tapestry
285 x 160 x 18 cm
Unique piece
Sky
2012
Optic fiber tapestry
285 x 160 x 18 cm
Unique piece
Sky
2012
Optic fiber tapestry
285 x 160 x 18 cm
Unique piece
Astrid Krogh is working at the intersection between art, architecture and design. Born in Denmark in 1968, Krogh graduated from the textile faculty at The Danish Design School in 1997 and established her own studio the following year, where she started using optical fibers to create woven textiles, thereby weaving with light itself. Krogh’s point of departure from conventional textile design was not merely her fascination with light but also her at traction to shape-morphing objects and shifting colorways, “I use light as both a material and a technology”, Krogh explains. Few artists speak a refined language as fluently as Astrid Krogh, who uses light to describe aspects of Nature that words simply cannot. Her vocabulary is nuanced by sensory experiences, which are articulated through a lexicon of color and light. Astrid Krogh’s works are included in important museum collections, such as the Designmuseum Danmark and the 21C Museum International Contemporary Art Foundation, USA. She has carried out monumental light installations and site-specific commissions for private and public collections, such as the 21C Museum International Contemporary Art Foundation, Cincinnati, USA; Longchamp Flagship store, Paris, France; Danish University Center, Beijing, China; Maersk building, Copenhagen, Denmark; and Danish Parliament, Copenhagen, Denmark. Krogh’s works are published in important books about contemporary textiles, architecture and design and the artist has won several prizes, including the Thorvald Bindesboell Medal, the Inga & Ejvind Kold Christensen Prize, the Annual Honorary Grant of the National Bank of Denmark, the Finn Juhl Architecture Prize and the CODA Award.
