Pont du Gard
Artist James Turrell created a lighting concept that alternately reveals different volumetric aspects of the structure. In a cycle lasting forty-five minutes, the lighting shifts from revealing only the flat surface of the aqueduct, to the entire three dimensional volume, to only the undersides of the arches. The color of the lighting also changes during this cycle, eventually making the entire structure disappear by mimicking the blue of the night sky.
| Location | Nimes, France |
| Date Completed | 2001 |
| Artist |
James Turrell |
| Client | Concession Pont du Gard and Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Nîmes |
| Type | Artist Collaborations |
| size | ft2 / m2 |
| Status | Built |
| L'Observatoire Intl Team | |
| Principal | Hervé Descottes |
| Project Leader | Etienne Gillabert |
| Project Team | Dominique Breemersch |
| Press | IESNA, Jan 2010 |
| New York Times, Mar 2004 |
