Fagerhult x Nobel Week Lights – a partnership promoting light through innovation and interaction

As this year’s edition of Nobel Week Lights takes place, Fagerhult continues its Principal Partnership of the Nobel Prize Museum’s growing light festival. The event is a tribute through the art of light to the Nobel Prize laureates and their contributions to the greatest benefit to humankind.

Nobel Week Lights is open to the public and takes place at sixteen locations around central Stockholm from December 7th through 15th. The partnership between Nobel Week Lights and Fagerhult links our solid shared passion for light, science, and innovation.

“The light festival has quickly become a very popular event that attracts Stockholmers and international guests during Nobel week. We are delighted to offer this opportunity to experience fantastic light art and be part of celebrating this year’s prize winners,” says Erika Lanner, head of the Nobel Prize Museum, which presents the festival with several partners.

The light festival showcases the creative interpretations of Swedish and international artists, each offering a unique perspective on illuminating the December darkness of Stockholm.

“This is our second year of partnership, and we are glad to continue exploring light taking shape through art. To us, the connection between light and human interaction is significant. It is an honor to be a part of such an insightful event where we all can experience and learn more about how light makes us feel,” says Henrik Clausen.

One of this year’s highlights is the Danish art collective Vertigo’s “The Wave” installation. This interactive journey through light and sound, located along Norrbro just outside the Swedish Parliament, invites visitors to become part of the art. The immersive nature of the installation allows visitors to walk through and around the construction, influencing the audible and visual content. The art piece, standing 3.6 meters tall and 80 meters long, is a testament to the power of human interaction in shaping the experience.

“To us, light and research are closely connected. We lean on each other as we explore new technology together with human interaction. Light has unique properties when it comes to connecting people,” says Henrik Clausen.

About Nobel Week Lights

Nobel Week Lights is open to the public and attracts a large international audience. It offers 60 guided tours to experience large-scale public light art around Stockholm.

Nobel Week Lights was initiated and produced by Annika Levin, Alexandra Manson, Lara Szabo Greisman, and Troika AB. The festival is part of the Nobel Week program. It is presented by the Nobel Prize Museum and with the support of the City of Stockholm, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Fagerhult, FAM, Grand Hôtel Stockholm, Einar Mattsson AB, Erling-Persson Foundation, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and numerous other partners.