Beacons was developed as part of a new building for the UKSH hospital in Kiel and is currently being exhibited in the “Kunst beflügelt Genesung in der Medizin- und Pharmaziehistorische Sammlung” in Kiel.

The work consists of two forms that react to movement in close proximity and light up softly. The two objects are twins to each other, even if they hang in different places. When the light is activated by an object, the twin lights up simultaneously. The forms are thus a communication system that could resemble a lighthouse or morse signals. The light is a message, a presence of another person and his curiosity as well as physical movement.

Elvira Bafverfeldt light installation
Elvira Bäfverfeldt Marklund, Beacons, mixed materials, 130 x 80 cm, 2019
Elvira Bafverfeldt light installation
Elvira Bäfverfeldt Marklund, Beacons, mixed materials, 130 x 80 cm, 2019