As Seen Below – The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell

As Seen Below is a Skyspace and an artwork in the ARoS collection. The artwork is created by the American artist James Turrell. Owing to its scale, quality, and unique expression, Turrell himself describes it as his most ambitious Skyspace to date. The work reveals that human vision is not like an objective camera. What we see inside arises through the controlled meeting of light, space, and the senses. How to experience As Seen Below An admission ticket to ARoS includes access to As Seen Below. Open Sky In Open Sky mode, the great domed chamber appears limitless with an open view of the sky. The space removes familiar points of reference, allowing the sky to appear as a pure field of colour, intense and immediate. Open Sky is typically how you will encounter the work upon arrival. No reservation is required for this. Colour Shift In Colour Shift, the opening to the sky is sealed, transforming the nature of the experience. Here, it is no longer the sky that takes centre stage, but light and colour. With the open sky removed from view, our attention focuses on the space itself: walls dissolve into light, and the space appears to shift. Here, light is revealed as something tangible – not merely as illumination, but as a material that both shapes and permeates the space around you. Colour Shift takes place every hour during the museum's opening hours until the end of September. During the rest of the year, it takes place less frequently. Twilight You can experience something truly special in As Seen Below during the transitions between day and night. In Twilight, the aperture is open to the sky, and the light within the Skyspace gradually changes colour in harmony with the sun rising or setting. As Turrell shapes the context of vision through shifting hues inside the Skyspace, the colour of the sky seemingly changes with them, moment by moment. As he says: "I can change the sky to any colour you want." Here, light shapes how you see, forging a direct connection between the dome, your gaze, and the sky above. Visitors are kindly asked to leave As Seen Below 30 minutes before Twilight at sunset. What is a Skyspace? A Skyspace is an architectural space with an opening to the sky – a simple idea that makes for a profound experience. Turrell's Skyspaces can be found in more than 26 countries, inviting us to slow down and perceive the world anew. As Seen Below marks Turrell's 100th Skyspace. "The architecture brings the sky close, so you realise that the very act of seeing is the artwork itself." – James Turrell