A new digital art installation, Echoes of Distant Lights, will open to the public on Wednesday at the Atomium in Brussels.
Created by Brussels-based artist Antoine Goldschmidt, this installation offers an immersive visual and auditory journey "to the heart of the cosmos" using laser lights and sound.
The Atomium aims to embrace digital creation by dedicating an additional sphere to technological art, inviting artists to transform this space with "monumental and immersive" works.
Antoine Goldschmidt, founder of the studio MagicStreet, combines his passion for light with the Atomium’s heritage. His work interacts with the monument’s metallic structure, transforming it into an almost "stellar capsule."
Laser beams pass through a suspended glass sculpture, creating organic patterns reminiscent of celestial landscapes, such as nebulae, galaxies, and distant stars. "Light and movement guide visitors through a poetic exploration of time and the universe, where each ray seems like an echo of vanished worlds," say the organisers.
On the lower floor, images of celestial objects captured by the Hubble and James Webb telescopes are projected onto phosphorescent surfaces. "The slowly fading image suggests distance and the passage of time, connecting the cosmos’s past to the present on Earth."
The installation features an original sound composition by Brussels-based artist and musician Ofer Smilansky.
Additionally, visitors can explore Centrale by the Visual System collective, which enhances the central sphere of the Atomium throughout the year, or “Restart,” a digital creation on display until 12 January 2025.
