Justus Bruns 9/8/25 Justus Bruns 9/8/25

City Gazing's Tenth Edition Lights Up Aarhus for Festival's 60th Anniversary

From August 29th to September 7th, 2025, Bishop's Square (Bispetorv) in Aarhus became the stage for a remarkable double milestone: the tenth edition of VOUW's acclaimed City Gazing installation coinciding with Aarhus Festuge's 60th anniversary celebrations.

Suspended 20 by 12 meters above the historic Bispetorv, City Gazing Aarhus appeared like a constellation mapping the city's evolution over the past century. This tenth edition introduced a groundbreaking approach to animation, focusing intensively on the development of individual streets and transportation networks—paying special attention to the early railway development and the later emergence of Aarhus's famous container port.

The collaboration with Den Gamle By proved invaluable, as the renowned open-air museum contributed essential knowledge about Aarhus's urban planning and history, providing access to historical maps that allowed VOUW to trace the city's evolution with archival precision.

Photos by Malte Bülow for Aarhus Festuge

Justus Bruns 5/23/25 Justus Bruns 5/23/25

Poetry in Public: A New Collaboration with Ellen Deckwitz

We’re excited to announce a new collaboration with Ellen Deckwitz — acclaimed poet, columnist for NRC, current city poet of Amsterdam, and recipient of the prestigious Italian Premio Ciampi for her collection Hogere Natuurkunde. Her work is known for its clarity, wit, and emotional depth, and now, for the first time, it’s being brought into a completely new context: the Poem Booth.

Justus Bruns 3/1/25 Justus Bruns 3/1/25

Bloomlights at Caspar David Friedrich’s Birthplace

Earlier this year, three of our Bloomlights were exhibited in Greifswald, Germany — a quiet northern town best known as the birthplace of Caspar David Friedrich. The presentation took place in February, marking the 250th anniversary of the iconic Romantic painter’s birth. The small-scale outdoor exhibition explored the legacy of Friedrich’s work and its ongoing relevance today.

Justus Bruns 12/2/24 Justus Bruns 12/2/24

Chairwave: Igniting Connection in Riyadh's "Light Years Apart"

In a world increasingly dominated by digital interactions, VOUW's Chairwave offers a refreshing take on public space. This installation, featured at Noor Riyadh 2024, uses a simple yet ingenious design to spark spontaneous connections among strangers. Discover how Chairwave transforms seating into a social adventure and encourages us to look up from our screens.

Mingus Vogel 7/8/24 Mingus Vogel 7/8/24

Chairwave and Poem Booths Shine at Vivid Sydney 2024

VOUW returned to Vivid Sydney 2024 with Chairwave and Poem Booth, delighting thousands of visitors with interactive seating and personalized poems, following last year's success with City Gazing and Bloomlight.