AFTERGLOW. Conversations on Light

Experience a sensory and thought-provoking exploration of light as both a physical phenomenon and an artistic material, as eight artists interpret light inspired by the world of science.

Both art and science share a fascination with the speculative and the mysterious, and with the sense that behind the fog lies a clarity that reveals itself in fleeting glimpses. Science tests and confirms hypotheses, while art explores the world through sensory experiences that inspire reflection. Together, they can help us see the world in a new light and create new narratives about reality.

The exhibition “AFTERGLOW: Conversations on Light” invites visitors to the Round Tower into a space where visually captivating works connect science with artistic expression. Drawing on quotes and research from prominent scientists such as Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Vera Rubin, eight artists each take selected scientific voices and phenomena as their starting point, interpreting them in their own visual language through works spanning various media and forms – from glass and video to photography and installation.

“The exhibition does not communicate research directly, but explores different perspectives on light somewhere between what we know and what we feel. The exhibition’s subtitle, conversations on light, points precisely to this meeting between two languages: the artistic and the scientific,” say the exhibition’s curators, Biba Fibiger and Veronica Rigét, who also contribute works themselves.

Participating artists:
Kirstine Roepstorff
Nicolai Howalt
Pernille With Madsen
Matilde Duus
Laila Svensgaard
Thorbjørn Lausten
Biba Fibiger
Veronica Rigét

The exhibition is created by the curatorial collective Perelin, Nattens Skov, founded by Veronica Rigét and Biba Fibiger.

The exhibition and/or individual works are supported by:
Augustinus Fonden
Statens Kunstfond 
Ny Carlsbergfondet 
Louis-Hansen Fonden 
Grosserer L.F. Foghts Fond 
Knud Højgaards Fond  
Københavns Kommune – Rådet for Visuel Kunst  
Batch Productions 
Ernst B. Sund Fonden
Dansk Tennis Fond
Poul Johansen Fonden af 1992 
Hartmann Fonden

Please note that the exhibition cannot be experienced at times when the Library Hall is temporarily closed due to events or during the construction of changing special exhibitions. Check our landing page rundetaarn.dk before your visit, where current closures will be listed at the top of the page.