During her time at SVFK, Ligia Bouton was working on finalizing an installation for an exhibition at Rundetaarn in October 2026. The exhibition, Light/Echo is a research project proposing art as a vital medium through which complex astrophysical research can be observed, experienced and understood.
Sept. 2026
This project focuses on the supernova that was experienced in 1572 by the Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe, and his sister Sophia Brahe.
While at SVFK I continued to work with scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute and hosted the DARK research group at the studios during my residency.
A great deal of the work for this project had been produced prior to arriving, but the SVFK studios provided essential time and space to finish the work and get it ready for installation.
This included developing a pair of table surfaces that were cut on the CNC router in the SVFK woodshop. These objects were cut with the optical image of the light echo of the SN1572 that was discovered on the summit of Maunakea at the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii.
The wood workshop facilities allowed for a highly accurate cut image to be created in birch plywood, which was then stained and oiled to create a matte black surface.
Additionally, the individual studio on the 5th floor allowed for extensive experimentation with light sources and projections that will be used in the final installation.
This individual studio also allowed me to complete an ambitious video work and finalize how that work might also be installed and projected.
