Friedrich Foerster & Sabine Weissinger are alchemists for monumental urban buildings and spaces. With their projections they offer a "light" patina which reflects content and value of the architectural environment.
In their large scale projection "Transformator" the artists will not compete with its offering of a spiritual concept on human progress originating in the "yearning for light", but they developed their visuals paying attention to a few iconic aspects and contemporary aspects of human yearning for light. The conceptual clues are taken from the building's neighborhood's history as the nucleus of the Philips factories and the most recent launching of "De Nieuwe Admirant" as the landmark of the "City of Light 2007".
Measuring 105 meters "De Admirant" (2006) is the highest building in Eindhoven. The lowere levels have been designed in such a way that they connect with the former Philips head office, in former days called "De Bruine Heer" and renamed as "De Admirant".
[Text taken from the Glow 2007 information leaflet]
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