“(…) At the same time, however, what is known as “public space” has become further particularised and economised – suddenly light in the sense of “lighting” became an expression of prosperity and the feel-good scenario in the public perception and had considerably fewer associations with “enlightenment”. This had consequences – I had to reject no end of projects where it was clearly the case that I would have been unable to achieve a clear-cut division between artistic areas of activity and, broadly speaking, city marketing. The role played by art and the artist is undergoing tough tests.”
