JEPPE HEIN
SOMETHING BETWEEN US

POSTBYEN, COPENHAGEN, DENKMARK
PERMANENT INSTALLATION SINCE 2026

SOMETHING BETWEEN US is a public artwork by Jeppe Hein, created for Postbyen in collaboration with Creator Projects. The interactive water sculpture explores water as a living material in public space, continuing Hein’s practice of works that invite play, presence, and human connection. For the first time, Hein uses coloured lighting to highlight the various water walls and the spaces they create. 
Set within Postbyen—a former industrial site that once served as the centre of Denmark’s postal service for more than a century—the work is embedded in an urban landscape shaped by transformation, where historic architecture and contemporary city-making intersect. As part of this evolving district, the sculpture functions as an active spatial element within the public realm, shaped by movement, encounter, and everyday use.The work unfolds as an open and participatory environment in which water acts as both material and medium, creating shifting conditions for interaction, rhythm, and sensory experience. It invites visitors to engage directly with the space, activating moments of pause, curiosity, and connection within the city.

Jeppe Hein, Something Between Us, 2026
Permanent installation at Postbyen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Photos: Studio Jeppe Hein / Robert Banović

 

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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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