JEPPE HEIN
ARKENWALK

ISHØJ, DENMARK
PERMANENT INSTALLATION SINCE 2021


Permanent installation leading the way from Ishøj Station to ARKEN Art Museum, Denmark.
Between Ishøj station and Arken, a series of individually shaped, artistic street lights are placed amongst the squares and streets, creating a linking identity through key nodes of the area. In some places the individual street lights group together making a collective scene while in others they stand alone. From each street light it is possible to see the next. By giving them a powerful neon red colour they will vigorously stand out from their surroundings forging a clear path through Ishoj. All together acting as a way-finding system throughout the day and night.

Unlike usual street lights, these Modified Street Lights consist of elongated, tilting, winding, rapidly rising or falling poles with wide arches, sharp bends or small loops, creating playfully interactive forms. With their modification, the street lights not only provide a guiding system and light in the dark, but also begin a dialogue with the spaces they inhabit thus promoting conversation between passers-by and viewers, lending the work to active characteristics and social qualities. At the same time, the street light has its own sculptural quality, inviting people to look at it and be guided on an art journey to and from Arken.
Arkenwalk, 2021
High grade steel, powder-coated lamp head, LED
32 Modified Street Lights, dimensions variable

© Images Dansk Fotolab

FEATURED ARTIST

JEPPE HEIN

Jeppe Hein (b. 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Städel Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Jeppe Hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the junction where art, architecture, and technical inventions intersect. Unique in their formal simplicity and notable for their frequent use of humor, his works engage in a lively dialogue with the traditions of Minimalist sculpture and Conceptual art of the 1970s. Jeppe Hein’s works often feature...
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