Spectral Scaffold is a light installation inspired by the experimental methods used to generate attosecond pulses of light, a scientific discovery by Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023.

The artwork consists of a scaffold representing an atom on a city scale. The installation is a slowed down and scaled up version of the attosecond pulses that enables us to understand the dynamics of how electrons behave inside matter. The light reveals the structure and illuminates the metal resonating with the sound of the electrons.

Accompanying sound is by artist Kristine Botros. Spectral Scaffold was a part of Nobel Week Lights shown at Sergels Torg, Stockholm, December 2-10, 2023.