About the artwork: Emergences
Emergences is a site-specific light and sound installation that transforms the city into a perceptual playground by revealing, in an unexpected way, a visual and sound link between the underground and the sky. Vertical beams of light emerge from a series of sewer covers, made visible by a light fog diffused around each block. Diverted urban elements – barriers, studs, construction sites – redesign the space and give it a new function, inviting passers-by to reconsider what usually goes unnoticed.
Each island offers an autonomous experience, with its own light and sound behaviour, while remaining complementary to the others: their sequences can coexist, alternate or compose a larger whole. Through these punctual and surprising interventions, Emergences offers a renewed reading of the urban environment and stages this vertical dialogue between the hidden and the visible.
About the artist: Romain Tardy
Romain Tardy is a recognised figure in the visual arts scene, to which he has been actively contributing since 2008. His work enjoys international recognition and often offers poetic and sensory experiences that combine light, video mapping, physical objects and sound. Through his creations, he explores the complex interactions between technological advances and their impact on society.
Romain Tardy will be present at the Sewer Museum until 3 January 2027. His light installation, accompanied by a soundscape by Coline Cornélis, can be experienced as part of the Back on Senne exhibition.
> work created with the support and collaboration of Vivaqua, Hydria, Aquabru and the Sewer Museum.
