Netherlands: The "Aura" in Utrecht

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If you walk out of (still going under renovation) Utrecht Centraal Station to the Jaarbeurs exit you will see these 3 huge cylinders dressed in colourful thick PVC curtains hanging on the steps. They drop and sway against the wind like an aura.

The idea of this art installation is for commuters and passersby to interact with the made from industrial material curtain. For people to simply step inside the curtain cylinder, stay there for a few moments and perhaps reflect for a bit more with the help of the aura-like surroundings.

The 'Aura' is a work by PolyLester - artists Gabriel Lester and Martine Vledder.

I have personally not been inside the Aura yet, but maybe one of these days, perhaps on a weekend when I go to the Oudegracht and hunt Pokemons, I will pass by here. Oh, the Oudegracht has lots of Pokestops with lures all the time! It also reminds me that on this spot where the Aura installation is located, you have 4 Pokestops as well =)

These pictures were taken just the other week on a Saturday morning. And did you know that underneath the steps is a big bike garage?

What do you think of this colourful art installation? Yay or Nay?


This is a popular place to hang out when the weather is nice.


She understood the concept of this art. She stepped inside the pvc curtains and shielded herself from the outside world.


That is the Utrecht City Hall in the background building which is attached to Utrecht Centraal Station. I cannot wait for the train station to be finished this year.


The Jehovah's Witnesses had an international congregation event at the Jaarbeurs, and just as they were dismissed I managed to take this picture as they were walking towards the train station, just before reaching the staircase and the Aura installation.

Visit Period: August 2016
Destination: Utrecht Centrum (Utrecht), Netherlands

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