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James Turrell
Shallow Space «Umbra» | Permanente Installation
Swarovski Crystal Worlds, Wattens (AT), 2022

It is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of James Turrell's «Shallow Space» at the Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, Tyrol. With the permanent installation «Umbra, 2022» Turrell creates an outstanding chamber of wonders in the Crystal Worlds. Häusler Contemporary is very pleased to have mediated and accompanied this unique collaboration between the artist and Swarovski.

«Umbra is about the light that is in the soft shadow. In a lunar eclipse, you have the soft light as opposed to the very strong light that you saw reflected off the moon. This is a kind of light that is very soft and filling that I love. If you are looking at this piece, it is not about the light that surrounds the edge, it is the large expanse or panorama of this very soft light that actually comes from the reflection in the room.» James Turrell

Swarovski is proud to announce that James Turrell has accepted an invitation to create a Shallow Space installation at Swarovski Kristallwelten (Swarovski Crystal Worlds), the brand’s destination in Wattens, Austria. His installation, «Umbra», adds a luminous facet to the Chambers of Wonder at Swarovski Crystal Worlds which also feature works by Yayoi Kusama and Lee Bul.

from the press release of Swarovski

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