Something In The Way We Move (phase 1)

Large-scale painting/installation.
Acrylic, acrylic plate, mirror.
280 m x 6 m.

Something In The Way We Move by Ruth Campau is a monumental site-specific painting that stretches 280 meters between Gates B and C in the Terminal area of Copenhagen Airport. The artwork is one of the largest paintings ever made in Denmark.  

By its very nature the contemporary airport is always in a state of flux, growing with the times and therefore under construction. Created on location within a large studio space provided to Ruth Campau by the CPH Airport. Something In The Way We Move is an artwork that dynamically changes in accordance with the expansion of CPH until the new terminal is ready in 2028. Through its chromatic spectrum, the artwork tells a poetic story about the airport’s evolution while guaranteeing passers-by a vibrant new experience with every phase of the construction process. 

"Travel is movement. We move from one end of the world to another. That brings also a movement in your perception of the world - and your attitude toward the world will automatically be moved... At least a little bit. I think the title Something In The Way We Move can refer to this psychological movement, as well as it can refer to the movement in the physical body. [...] By using so many different colors I hope to give people a positive experience of moving from one end of the airport to the other." - Ruth Campau. 

Something In The Way We Move has been realized by Copenhagen Airports in collaboration with Creator Projects and ZESO Architects.