eThERNal fLIGHT
2023
Side Specific installation
Project for The Factory23, Djúpavík, Iceland
Glass pearls, iron wire
350 cm x 150 cm x 150 cm
2023
Arctic terns are by far the longest migrations known in the animal kingdom. Recent studies have shown average annual roundtrip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi) for birds nesting in Iceland and Greenland and about 90,000 km (56,000 mi) for birds nesting in the Netherlands. The Arctic tern flies as well as glides through the air. It nests once every one to three years (depending on its mating cycle); once it has finished nesting it takes to the sky for another long southern migration. The long journey ensures that this bird sees two summers per year and more daylight than any other creature on the planet.
eTERNal fLIGHT depicts artic tern's migration route around the globe. Using glass pearls dispersing light into many small rainbows and reflections a three dimensional light drawing is created in the space inviting the viewer to feel the strength of the long journey towards the eternal light by all the senses. During the
