Luftwerk art installations transform experiences of space and site through light and color.

Chicago, IL
Joined May 2015
HUE #1 • A color shifting light piece will be on view @volume_gallery during @expochicago • Acrylic digital prints, LED, MDF, Steel, 2018 • EXPO CHICAGO Navy Pier April 13-16, 2023 • #hue #color #gradient #lightbox #lightart instagr.am/p/Cq3XXInpEbx/
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Exact Dutch Yellow • A deep gratitude to everyone who made this exhibition an illuminating experience! • Greg Lunceford of @chicagodcase Marin R Sullivan @sculpturalthings Daniel Schulman @schulmanchicago @chicagoculturalcenter Stephen Monkem… instagr.am/p/CoPvTE8rVIV/
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Anything but consistent, far from exact: Luftwerk and Normal in conversation Date Sunday, January 22, 2023, 2-4pm Schedule 2:00 pm Gallery walkthrough with artists Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero 2:30–3:00 Formal presentation of exhibition publicatio… instagr.am/p/CnnCGc4v9Lb/
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This Sunday, January 22, Exhibition Hall, 4th Floor North, 2-4pm "Anything but consistent, far from exact" @_luftwerk and Normal in conversation | Book Launch 👇👇👇 chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dc…
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“Music for Light” • Katinka Kleijn @tinkatonk and Lia Kohl @hurdigurdi in response to Exact Dutch Yellow • Cellists and interdisciplinary artists Lia Kohl and Katinka Kleijn will create a live, sound-based response to Luftwerk's Exhibition, Exact D… instagr.am/p/CnSOCeNLQMn/
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New in Observations: “What, Exactly, is Exact Dutch Yellow?” Text by @MarinRSullivan on the exhibition “Exact Dutch Yellow” by Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero of @_luftwerk. The exhibit, organized by @ChicagoDCASE, is on view at the @ChiCulturCenter. mascontext.com/observations/…
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“Exact Dutch Yellow”@ChiCulturCenter presented by @ChicagoDCASE exhibition runs through end of January 2023! chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dc… Also exhibiting Nelly Agassi - No Limestone, No Marble in the Chicago Rooms Gallery
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“Exact Dutch Yellow” • An offering from Petra Bachmaier & Sean Gallero of Luftwerk Studio • Join us for the opening: Saturday October 22nd, 2-4pm • Chicago Cultural Center Exhibition Hall, 4th Floor North • October 22, 2022 – January 29, 2023 • D… instagr.am/p/Cj4Biq0ralc/
Just announced: #ChicagoCulturalCenter fall/winter programming including a new exhibition by @_luftwerk, our first “Under the Dome” concert featuring @mickjenkins and @kainacastillo — and holiday shopping at the Buddy store: hi-buddy.org. News: bit.ly/3QHE0XS
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Frequency/Chronology • The cycle between light and dark, day and night, reveals a daily spectacle of color which has long-inspired scientists and artists, brining forth a canon of theories about color and perception. Frequency/Chronology is a series… instagr.am/p/CiasORepXIj/
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ZUVA - a color and light space inspired by African architecture • So thankful for such an illuminating journey. Grateful for guidance, support and spirit - @ctgcollective @catincatabacaru @dzimbanhete_arts @leahpar42 @chikonzerochazunguza and @zgsgo… instagr.am/p/CiA-2IZJw9c/
• ZUVA is inspired and influenced by many aspects of African architecture. Most important how people, families, communities and ceremony shape and define a space. ZUVA is an internal and external experience of light, sound, color and moments of refle… instagr.am/p/Chr1UV5rlZD/
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Zuva, a new color and light space inspired by African architecture. • In Shona, Zuva means “the movement of the sun across the sky throughout the day.” We’ve placed the sculpture in harmony with the sun’s voyage and Luftwerk chose its blue and yellow… instagr.am/p/ChdGAvQPLsW/
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This booklet is published on the occasion of the exhibition COLORSCAPES, created by Luftwerk for Cheekwood Estate & Gardens. • COLORSCAPES is an immersive, site-specific exhibition by the acclaimed Chicago collaborative Luftwerk (Petra Bachmaier & Se… instagr.am/p/CgVEEoRv3mP/
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• Interaction of Light, 2020 Set of two prints Star 3 ply Xuan Paper with Canon image PROGRAF ink • Portrait No. 2 Mauve to Gamboge, 2021 Fiberglass, aluminum, LED lights, paint • COLOSCAPES | Cheekwood Estate and Garden | Nashville, TN | May 7 – Sep… instagr.am/p/Cf9Nw3SLLhg/
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Meadow, 2022 Canvas, paint, and LED lighting • In addition to his work on Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours, Patrick Syme was the most renowned Scottish flower painter of his time. Taking inspiration from his combined exploration of the botanical and … instagr.am/p/CfhKTeCrl-m/
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Chromatic Blooms, 2022 Stainless steel and LED light bulbs • Beyond pigments, tints, dyes, and hues, color is also intimately connected to the phenomenon of light. Colors are the differing qualities of light reflected or emitted by an object and are … instagr.am/p/CfHJ-JQrZaG/
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Exact Dutch Yellow, 2022 Neon • A play on words and the act of naming, Exact Dutch Yellow references how subjective both the impression and classification of color was and remains. In Patrick Syme’s book, Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours, “Dutch Oran… instagr.am/p/Ce2B4OBrVWa/
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Light Dips into Dark Falls into Light, 2022 Aluminum, pigment, and LED lighting • Based on the principles of a Venn Diagram, which uses overlapping circles to illustrate the relationships among or between distinct sets of things, Light Dips into Dark… instagr.am/p/CeePBJbLMXv/