The Tschumi Pavilion or Glass Video Gallery on the Hereplein in Groningen was designed by the French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi. It was built in 1990 as part of the What a Wonderful World event. Since 1995, various temporary multimedia projects by artists from the Netherlands and abroad have been shown every year. Due to the design of the pavilion, all projects are clearly visible to everyone who passes by or is waiting for the bus. Since December 2021, the Tschumi Pavilion has been managed by Kunstpunt.
Now in Tschumi: ‘Refracted Perspectives’ by Andrea Dröes
This autumn, the Tschumi Pavilion is bathed in the blue, shifting light of ‘Refracted Perspectives’, an art project created by Andrea Dröes especially for the glass pavilion on Hereplein. For this work, she drew inspiration from the refraction of light, blueprints on glass and the play of light in the city: “I wanted to make use of the pavilion’s transparent and translucent nature to create an ever-changing interplay of vistas: an abstract universe in which light, space and perspective converge.”
Refracted Perspectives can be admired day and night on Hereplein in Groningen until 14 February 2027.
Art projects
View here an overview of art projects that were previously shown in the Tschumi Pavilion.
"Architecture is as much about the event that takes place in a space as it is about the space itself." Bernard Tschumi