James Turrell: The Color Beneath (Skyspace)

In 2013, James Turrell utilized the old water reservoir in Ekeberg Park to create two site-specific works. Skyspace: The Color Beneath features an underground dome shaped as a circular room, built in connection to the old water reservoir. At the highest point — the centre of the dome — there is an oculus showing a limited section of the sky. During dawn and sunset, you can experience the Skyspace through Sessions that create a magnificent communion between the room you sit in and the sky above. During daytime there is a white light in the Skyspace, as the light cannot be controlled the way it can in the neighboring Ganzfeld installation, Double Vision. Turrell's best known works are the architectonic Skyspace installations: a room with a hole in the ceiling, with benches along the edges for a limited number of people, filled with light. It has been Turrell's lifelong ambition to make one hundred Skyspaces in his lifetime, aiming to make one for each time zone. The Skyspace and neighboring Ganzfeld: Double Vision are open for free guided tours every Sunday, 11am–4pm, drop-in only (no pre-booking). Tours last approximately 15-20 minutes. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult, with one adult per child. Private group sessions can be arranged on other days by contacting the park.