The Wilhelminaberg, symbolizing the transformation from old mining industry to a sustainable, robust leisure economy, serves as the perfect setting for a dialogue on the future design and layout of the region. By day, the Wilhelminaberg stands as a visual beacon in Parkstad. The addition of a light sculpture turns this ‘Mountain of Light’ into a spectacle visible from afar in the darkness. Especially in the evening, the realm of imagination, an atmosphere is created for the birth and exchange of ideas; the plateau on the mountain aims to become a contemporary agora (gathering place) for sharing new existential perspectives. At the top of the Wilhelminaberg, closer to the heavens, visitors become more contemplative and receptive to the new. Around the asphalted seating pit, 12 steel columns are positioned. Each of these 12-meter-high masts integrates a laser projector at heights of 4 and 10 meters within the column. These laser projectors can scan their light onto a mast centrally positioned in the circle and onto the opposite columns. Along the path that borders the elevated plateau, 12 columns are placed, each with a laser projector directing its beam onto some columns arranged in the circle. In contrast to the peripheral columns, simple standard tube profiles, those forming the circle are designed to resemble the characteristic shape of a headframe. By programming a central control, a choreography of moving green light lines and planes can be realized. This light display is fully synchronized with music accessible on the website www.bergvanlicht.nl or www.bergvanlicht.com.
