A truly unique experience set in the darkness of Observatoriebeholderen –
two world premieres at once.

For the first time, the public will be granted access to the decommissioned water reservoir of 7,000 cubic meters below ground (near Ole Rømer Observatoriet and Jydsk Væddeløbsbane in Aarhus). Another first will be the experience of the artist Christian Skjødt Hasselstrøm and his newest piece, Myriads, in Aarhus.

Myriads
Cosmic rays, high-energy particles originating from space, constantly bombard the Earth. Although the atmosphere blocks most of them, the few that make it through create showers of secondary particles (among them muons) that reach the planet’s surface. This results in an invisible flux that continuously surrounds and bathes our environment – including the human body.

The new site-specific installation, Myriads, transforms a former underground water reservoir into a sensory exploration of this cosmic phenomenon. In collaboration with the Niels Bohr Institute, Skjødt Hasselstrøm has developed particle detectors capable of capturing and amplifying muons, translating the imperceptible flow of cosmic rays into sound and light. Myriads thus offers a rare glimpse into the omnipresence of this phenomenon, which extends far beyond the boundaries of the planet we inhabit.