--- title: "Chromotopia: Projecting The Value Of Water, Light, Energy & Democracy" description: Discover how artist Victoria Coeln transformed public spaces in Vienna & Baden, Austria with her stunning Chromatopia light interventions using Permacolor Dichroic glass filters from Rosco. image: https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20new%20feature_OG%20copy%203.jpg --- ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Rosco/Images/page-top-bg.jpeg) [![NewSpectrumlogo](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NewSpectrumlogo.png?width=320&height=150&name=NewSpectrumlogo.png)](https://spectrum.rosco.com) - [Home](https://spectrum.rosco.com/) - [About Spectrum](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products-3?hsLang=en) - [Featured Products](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products?hsLang=en) - [Rosco.com](https://us.rosco.com/en) Home About Spectrum Featured Products Rosco.com ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20new%20feature_OG%20copy%203.jpg) # Chromotopia: Projecting The Value Of Water, Light, Energy & Democracy [*Wiener Lichtblicke*](https://www.wienerlichtblicke.at/) *(Viennese Rays of Hope)* is an annual light art festival founded and directed by Artist [Victoria Coeln](https://www.coeln.at/). Each year the festival focuses on a different theme that examines constitutional values and coexistence. This year’s *Wiener Lichtblicke* illuminated some of the most iconic buildings in Baden and Vienna, Austria, on the theme of "Water, Light, Energy, and Democracy in Motion." Using etched pieces of [Rosco Permacolor Dichroic Glass Filters](https://www.rosco.com/product/permacolor), light artists from around Europe gathered together to create lines of light and fragments of color that transformed these public spaces into chromatic light interventions known as [Chromotopia](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2016/12/chromotopia-bridging-the-past-present?hsLang=en) to convey this theme throughout the festival. [![The light intervention: Chromotopia Politeía created with Rosco Permacolor Dichroic glass filters illuminating Constitutional Court in Vienna.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Wiener-Lichtblicke-Verfassung-im-Dialog-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-5117%20copy.jpg?width=530&height=607&name=Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Wiener-Lichtblicke-Verfassung-im-Dialog-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-5117%20copy.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Wiener-Lichtblicke-Verfassung-im-Dialog-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-5117%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en)*Chromotopia Politeía Constitutional Court, Vienna, AT Light intervention: Victoria Coeln* Victoria Coeln explained the motivation behind the project: "Wiener Lichtblicke and its partners from democratic institutions, art and culture, business, science, and civil society want to appeal to the general population in public spaces and to gain cooperation on a good climate for the environment, society and the future of democracy." [![Chromotopia Diplomatica created with Rosco Permacolor Dichroic glass filters illuminated Diplomatische Akademie Wien in Vienna.](https://21823942.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21823942/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/v2%20Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20csm_V-Coeln-Wiener-Lichtblicke-Chromotopia-Diplomatica-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-5935_874175ea25%20copy%202.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=v2%20Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20csm_V-Coeln-Wiener-Lichtblicke-Chromotopia-Diplomatica-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-5935_874175ea25%20copy%202.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20csm_V-Coeln-Wiener-Lichtblicke-Chromotopia-Diplomatica-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-5935_874175ea25%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en) [![Chromotope Amalienbad created with Rosco Permacolor Dichroic glass filters illuminated Amalienbad swimming pool in Vienna.](https://21823942.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21823942/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/v2%20Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Victoria-Coeln-Lichtblicke-Amalienbad-Okt-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-2352%20copy%202.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=v2%20Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Victoria-Coeln-Lichtblicke-Amalienbad-Okt-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-2352%20copy%202.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Victoria-Coeln-Lichtblicke-Amalienbad-Okt-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-2352%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en) [![Chromotope Frauenbad created with Rosco Permacolor Dichroic glass filters illuminated Arnulf Rainer Museum in Baden.](https://21823942.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/21823942/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/v2%20Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Lichtblicke-Licht-Bus-Fahrt-2-Nov-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-3648%20copy%202.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=v2%20Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Lichtblicke-Licht-Bus-Fahrt-2-Nov-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-3648%20copy%202.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20Lichtblicke-Licht-Bus-Fahrt-2-Nov-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-3648%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en) Under Victoria Coeln’s artistic direction, international artists created numerous artworks that transformed emblematic landmarks, parks, and public spaces in Vienna and Baden into light art. Rainbow colors, white lines, and images associated with the year's theme, with water and marine species shed a new light on architecture and urban scapes throughout both cities every evening in October and November 2024. [![A Rosco Permacolor Dichroic glass filter was etched (Left) in order to project a pattern inside Saint Stephan church in Baden (Right).](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20gobo%20and%20projection%20Lichtblicke-Licht-Bus-Fahrt-2-Nov-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-3761%20copy.jpg?width=1200&height=454&name=Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20gobo%20and%20projection%20Lichtblicke-Licht-Bus-Fahrt-2-Nov-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-3761%20copy.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20gobo%20and%20projection%20Lichtblicke-Licht-Bus-Fahrt-2-Nov-2024-Photo-by-H-Prochart-3761%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en)*The Diachrome that Artists Francesca Centonze and Victoria Coeln etched (L) to create the interior Chromotope Saint Stephan in Baden (R).* To create these unique designs, drawings, patterns, and lines are etched into different colors of Rosco Permacolor Dichroic Glass Filters. Those artifacts are then layered together and inserted into projectors, upscaling the artworks 1:1000 into the nightscape. Victoria Coeln calls the etched glass combinations Diachrome and her site-specific signature projections Chromotopia. [![Victoria Coeln creates her diachromes using etched pieces of Rosco Permacolor Dichroic glass filters.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20video%20screen%20shot.jpg?width=1200&height=675&name=Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20video%20screen%20shot.jpg)](https://peacefulrevolution.net/chromaticlight/#diachrome) To learn more about *Wiener Lichtblicke* festival and its upcoming events visit [www.wienerlichtblicke.at](http://www.wienerlichtblicke.at)or follow [@wienerlichtblicke2.0](https://www.instagram.com/wienerlichtblicke2.0/?locale=en&hl=en) on Instagram. If you would like to see more of Victoria Coeln’s stunning work, you can visit her website: [www.coeln.at](https://www.coeln.at/), or you can follow [@victoriacoeln](https://www.instagram.com/victoriacoeln/?hl=es) on Instagram. | Previous Spectrum Blog Articles About Victoria Coeln’s Chromotopia **[Lighting Design On Steroids: Victoria Coeln's Chromotopia](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2011/12/designonsteroids?hsLang=en)** **[Chromotopia: Bridging The Past & Present](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2016/12/chromotopia-bridging-the-past-present?hsLang=en)** | | --- | For more information about the dichroic glass filters that Victoria Coeln and the other *Wiener Lichtblicke* artists used to create their unique Diachrome and Chromotopia designs, [please explore the Permacolor product page](https://www.rosco.com/product/permacolor) on the Rosco website. Featured Image: *Chromotope Schwechat Kaiser-Franz-Josef Brücke, Baden, Vienna, AT Light intervention: Victoria Coeln* *Photo Credits: NIPAS / Helmut Prochart / Bildrecht / 2024* Tatiana Massano December 12, 2024 [Questions?](mailto:spectrum@rosco.com) [Architecture](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/architecture) ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Tatiana-Massano2-160x160.jpg) ## About Tatiana Massano Content Marketing Specialist: Based in the Madrid office, Tatiana is ideally positioned to share inspiring stories of how customers use Rosco products to accomplish their ideas in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. ### Related post [Chromotopia Austria: Light, Freedom, and Democracy](https://spectrum.rosco.com/chromotopia-austria-light-freedom-and-democracy?hsLang=en) [Chromotopia: Bridging The Past & Present](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2016/12/chromotopia-bridging-the-past-present?hsLang=en) [Rosco Permacolor™ Provides Long-Lasting Colour Solution For Mayaland Attraction](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2018/05/permacolor-provides-long-lasting-colour-for-mayaland?hsLang=en) [Creating A Contemporary Sanctuary Design With RoscoLED® Tape](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2021/03/creating-a-contemporary-sanctuary-design-with-roscoled-tape?hsLang=en) ### Receive Email Alerts About New Spectrum Blog Posts! ### Categories [Architecture](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/architecture) [Dance](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/dance) [Entertainment Lighting](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/entertainment-lighting) [Film, Television and Broadcast](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/film-television-and-broadcast) [Photography](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/photography) [Rosco - The Company](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/rosco-the-company) [Scenic and Staging](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/scenic-and-staging) © 2022 Rosco Spectrum - [Home](https://spectrum.rosco.com/) - [About Spectrum](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products-3?hsLang=en) - [Featured Products](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products?hsLang=en) - [Rosco.com](https://us.rosco.com/en) - ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Tatiana Massano", "url" : "https://spectrum.rosco.com/author/tmassano" }, "dateModified" : "2024-12-12T16:22:48.111Z", "datePublished" : "2024-12-12T16:22:48.000Z", "headline" : "Chromotopia: Projecting The Value Of Water, Light, Energy & Democracy", "image" : [ "https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%20Coeln%20Rays%20new%20feature_OG%20copy%203.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://spectrum.rosco.com/chromotopia-projecting-the-value-of-water-light-energy-democracy", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/ROSCO_WAL_H_RGB.png" }, "name" : "Rosco Laboratories" } } ```