Installation - eight planets, one star, one world (2025) by Mischa Kuball

Location

entrance free

It is about the human desire to explore the universe, from observing it with the eyes to looking through a telescope and travelling into space. Ten rotating disco balls form the centre of the installation. Their mirrored surfaces are illuminated by stencils so that the names of the nine planets and a star are reflected as shreds of light on the walls, ceiling and floor. The interlocking light reflections of the mirror balls connect the dark space and swirl the letters of the planetary names. A universe of its own is created.

Mischa Kuball is a conceptual artist. He uses the medium of light to explore architectural spaces as well as social and political discourses and his works reflect aspects ranging from socio-cultural structures to urban topographies. Mischa Kuball has been Professor of Art in Public Space at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne since 2007.