Cazador del Sol
Sonnenfeld

Abbey courtyard

Daylight installation
2024
Daylight project

The Cazador-del-sol sun catcher is a Plexiglas sun catcher disc attached to a flexible rod. Sunlight hits the disc, is bundled and radiates at the edges - without electricity or other energy sources. A mystical game takes place at dusk in particular: just when all the other plants are laying their heads down for the night, the Cazador-del-sol shows itself in all its splendour.

The abbey courtyard in Neustift around the Wunderbrunnen fountain is transformed into a large-scale field of reflection. Countless round glass discs are spread across all the green areas. They are yellow to red - like the sun - and they glow. Fluorescent pigments are incorporated into the Plexiglas panes, which react to the natural UV component in daylight. The "Sun Field" by Cazador del Sol is the first daylight project of the WATER LIGHT FESTIVAL at Neustift Monastery.