From above, the work forms a circular constellation of LED screens, a luminous threshold marking the event horizon: the boundary around a black hole where gravity becomes so strong that nothing—not even light—can escape. A point of no return, where time and space collapse into darkness and bend toward the unknown.
Black holes are among the most extreme and mysterious phenomena in the cosmos. They are forces of destruction that swallow everything that comes too close—stars, dust, even light—yet they are also vital engines of cosmic creation, shaping galaxies and influencing the evolution of the universe.
In the work black holes become cosmic mirrors that invites us to contemplate the physics of black holes, but also to reflect on our own position in the vast, evolving universe—our fragility, our curiosity, and our longing to understand what lies beyond the limits of perception.
Created in collaboration with researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute and supported by a Carlsberg Foundation grant, this work has been commissioned by ARoS for a solo exhibition.
Artwork:
A Black Hole Calling Us
Artist:
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm
ARTificial Mind:
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm, Artist
Mathias Warnich, Assistant Artist and Software Developer
Mariam Kardady, Software Developer
Year:
2026
Media:
Custom designed and built led screens displaying real-time generative 3D animations.
Exhibited at:
ARoS, Aros Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus: 06.03.2026 – 25.04.2026