New Light Sculpture Connects Towers of the Votive Church in Vienna

With "Infinity of Light," artist Billi Thanner is realizing a new monumental light sculpture on the towers of the Votive Church in Vienna. "Light is life for me," emphasizes the Viennese artist. "And at some point, the impulse came: to make infinity visible in light. Not abstract, but real in the urban space - between the two towers of this church." The illumination will take place on the evening of December 16, as stated at a press conference on Wednesday.

"Infinity of Light" soon to shine from the towers of the Votive Church

The realization of the 28 by 6-meter aluminum sculpture in the form of the infinity symbol was a complex process that required over two years of planning and development. Technical precision, weather resistance, permits, statics, safety concepts, and a tightly scheduled installation period formed the framework, it was emphasized.

"Billi Thanner is an exceptional artist who manages to open spaces with light, shift perception, and create visibility - not only in the physical but also in the societal sense," curator Walter Seidl was quoted in the documents. "Her works move between sculpture, concept, action, and spirituality, without ever falling into definitiveness."

Illumination on December 16

The installation between the vertical towers of the neo-Gothic church will be visible until August 1. The artist, known among other things for her "Stairway to Heaven" on the south tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral, is realizing "Infinity of Light" as an independent project, supported by private sponsors. She is foregoing a personal fee as well as public or church funding, it was stated. Josef Farrugia, pastor of the Votive Church, expressed his enthusiasm for the project: "We not only preach eternity, we also live it."

(APA/Red)

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