Lightening Rod
Curated by Fatoş Üstek, Frieze Sculpture Park 2024 featured Lightning Rod, a sculpture by Kirstine Roepstorff inspired by Regent’s Park as a site of connection and convergence. Composed of cast bronze forms and natural stones, the work explores a shift in our understanding of energy—how it can be captured, stored, transformed, and applied for both destruction and creation. Part of Roepstorff’s ongoing project ‘Earth School,’ the sculpture explore our ‘inner technology’ and invisible aspects of existence.
Dates: 2024 | Location: Regent’s Park, London, United Kingdom | Commission: Frieze Sculpture Park | Supported by Gallery 2112 | Photos: Kirstine Roepstorff Studio
Bib Au Natura
Bib au Natura is a land art project that reimagines the floor plan of Randers Library within the vast landscape of Nordre Fælled. Spanning 46.5 x 46.5 meters, this outdoor installation transforms the library’s architecture into a walkable, immersive experience, blending culture with nature. Designed to extend the library's reach, it enriches the cultural landscape of Nordbyen, a region with limited cultural access, by offering creative engagement and fostering community connections through art, knowledge, and nature.
Date: 2023 | Location: Nordre Fælled Public Park, Randers, Denmark | Commission: Randers City Secretariat | Supported by The Agency for Culture and Palaces | Photos: Kirstine Roepstorff Studio
Cosmic Dance
The sculpture Cosmic Dance offers an abstract representation of the solar system, reminding us of Earth’s smallness within the vast, ordered cosmic systems. Installed at a school in the town square of Fjellhamar, Norway, the piece emphasizes the interconnectedness of all things, revealing the rhythmic harmony and beauty of the universe. Shaped like a meteor, it brings a fragment of the cosmos to Earth, inviting contemplation on our place in the greater cosmic dance.
Date: 2022 | Location: Town Square, Fjellhamar, Norway | Commission: Lørenskog Municipality | Photos: Lørenskog Municipality and Kirstine Roepstorff Studio
Hydra
For the town of Fredericia, Kirstine Roepstorff was commissioned to create Hydra, a striking 9,000 square-meter parking house. Constructed with fiber cement panels, copper accents, and a large mosaic glass eye, Hydra emphasizes sustainability by merging industrial elements of concrete and machines with the natural forces of water, air, and nature. The design transforms parking into an act of connection to the environment, the community, and the rhythms of life around us. Hydra creates a space where architecture and nature meet, and where art and aesthetic vibrations flow freely, enriching the space with both function and beauty.
Date: 2020 | Location: Kanalbyen Parking House, Fredericia, Denmark | Commission: Kanalbyen, Fredericia Municipality | Supported by Statens Kunstfond and New Carlsberg Foundation | Photos: Andreas Omvik
The Heart of the Whale
The Heart of the Whale is a large brass mobile suspended above the foyer of Middelfart Town Hall, exuding a serene and tranquil presence. Positioned above the staircase, it offers a moment of quiet reflection, with its gentle, rhythmic motion bringing calm to those passing beneath. The brass catches the light, casting soft, sparkling flashes that subtly illuminate the space, creating a warm, ethereal glow. This installation enhances the peaceful, reflective atmosphere at the heart of the town hall, inviting all who enter to pause and connect with its calming beauty.
Date: 2017 | Location: Town Hall, Middelfart, Denmark | Commission: Middelfart Municipality | Supported by Statens Kunstfond | Photos: Kirstine Roepstorff Studio
Untitled
This interior art project at Lillebælt Hospital in Kolding, Denmark, transforms the hospital space into an abstract landscape of color, form, and sound. Inspired by the natural rhythms of the seasons, day and night, and the balance between childhood and adulthood, the design encourages personal interpretation. By integrating art into the hospital environment, the project aims to enhance the emotional well-being of patients, visitors, and staff, creating a calming and reflective atmosphere within the healing space.
Date: 2016 | Location: Lillebælt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark | Photos: Studio Roepstorff
Gong
The three-ton tubular bronze bell, installed at DOKK1, the harbour-center with a 28,000 square-meter library, is engraved with a rising sun and infinity sun. Connected to Aarhus University Hospital, 16 km away, it allows new parents to celebrate their baby's birth by activating the bell. Visitors can touch the bell, feeling its vibrations as a reminder of the energy each new birth brings.
Date: 2017 | Location: DOKK1 Public Library, Aarhus, Denmark | Commission: Aarhus Municipality | Photos: Anders Sune Berg & Axel Schütt SHL
Klangfrø
In the heart of the KUA library, Klang is a handcrafted marble run spanning 18 meters in height and 20 meters in width, extending from the ground level to the 3rd floor. Accompanied by bird imagery, Klang invites visitors to pick up marbles on the ground floor, carry them to the top, and set them on a playful journey down. As they descend, the marbles create a rhythmic soundscape throughout the space, transforming the library environment into an interactive experience.
Date: 2017 | Location: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Commission: New Carlsberg Foundation | Photos: Anders Sune Berg