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Copenhagen Light Festival at DAC

Exhibition

External exhibition

DAC is home to three light installations during Copenhagen Light Festival 2026. When the city lights up this February, DAC becomes a key destination. Experience the sweeping wings of a giant bird, step into a house where thousands of tiny holes and swirling fog create a magical effect or get immersed in an organic world of shifting blue forms.

  • The installations open on January 29 at 17.00 - as part of the exhibition opening at DAC.

    Experience until

    • The Sentinel: January 29 - February 18
    • Getting Lost in Bluescapes: January 29 - February 22
    • Brocken Series: January 29 - March 26

  • The installations open on January 29 at 17.00 - as part of the exhibition opening at DAC.

    Experience until

    • The Sentinel: January 29 - February 18
    • Getting Lost in Bluescapes: January 29 - February 22
    • Brocken Series: January 29 - March 26

  • The installations open on January 29 at 17.00 - as part of the exhibition opening at DAC.

    Experience until

    • The Sentinel: January 29 - February 18
    • Getting Lost in Bluescapes: January 29 - February 22
    • Brocken Series: January 29 - March 26
    Photo: Gettin' Lost in Bluescapes Mihkel Pajuste
    Photo: Brocken Yasuhiro Chida (JAP) / ARTshifters
    Photo: SENTINELStudio Vertigo

If you’re heading out to explore Copenhagen Light Festival, DAC is the perfect place to begin. You’ll find not one, but three light installations on Bryghuspladsen, in the public harbor passage under the building, and out on the wooden pier facing the water.

A house full of holes 

On Bryghuspladsen, you’ll find an installation you don’t just look at - you step inside and become part of it. In this small structure, fog and beams of light shine through thousands of tiny holes, creating a magical atmosphere. In the evening, the holes glow with colored light; during the day, they let in natural sunlight - making this one of the few works that can be experienced in daylight.

The piece, Brocken Series, is by Japanese artist Yasuhiro Chida and is inspired by the Brocken Spectre - a rare mountain phenomenon where your shadow appears enormous and is surrounded by a rainbow - like halo.

The wings of a bird 
Out on the wooden pier in front of DAC, a giant bird has landed. In The Sentinel by Lucy McDonnell, the wings form a glowing archway you can walk through. The piece is a quiet yet powerful reminder that birds across the world are threatened by climate change.

Blue forms beneath the surface
Below sea level - in the Harbor Passage - you’ll find a fittingly submerged light piece: a video installation that creates a mysterious, blue underwater world. Getting Lost in Bluescapes is by artist Mikhel Pajuste, who explores the emotional and biological impact of blue light - reminding us of both circadian rhythms and the endless blue of sea and sky.

These installations are part of the Copenhagen Light Festival - you can explore the full program here