A Sky Space’ is planned for the Sprengel Museum's sculpture garden - a work by Jameses Turrell developed especially for this outdoor space. Turrell, known for his fascinating installations that use light as a central medium, is thus complementing the museum's existing collection, which already has one of the most extensive Turrell art ensembles in Germany. With his installation ‘Totus intus, totus foris’, the artist will transform the museum courtyard into a total work of art by 2026, integrating the other sculptures and the architectural landscape into an immersive landscape of light.

The central architectural gesture - a filigree flat roof resting on light supports that seems to float, is carried by the light and covers the entire courtyard - adds a spiritual volume of light to the existing architecture: an open, free space filled with coloured light. The eight supports of the roof are connected to each other by a ring fitted with LED light sources. These illuminate the underside of the roof in a complex programmed colour sequence, from where the light reflects downwards and transforms the courtyard into a large body of light and colour.

Dr Christiane Hackerodt explains her commitment to this artistic project: "We have a primal relationship with light. James Turrell wants to make this direct power and connection tangible in his works. With my foundation, I am looking for positions in contemporary art that inspire contemplation and meditation. Art that goes beyond the everyday and directly touches the soul. What could be more fitting than promoting James Turrell in the sculpture garden?"