The Color Inside submitted by Landmarks

Located on the rooftop of the Student Activity Center at The University of Texas at Austin, “The Color Inside” is James Turrell’s eighty-fourth Skyspace, an elliptical structure of white plaster with an oculus in the ceiling that allows light to penetrate the space. A black basalt bench surrounds the interior, providing a reclined seat from which to contemplate the sky. Custom LED lights illuminate the interior and exterior of the Skyspace. Daily, at dawn and dusk, the lights are programmed to change in intensity and color, simultaneously altering the appearance of the sky through the oculus. Read More.