Blue Hour

Diller Scofidio + Renfro2016

The blue hour is the period after sunset, when the sun has sunk below the horizon and the light slowly dims until daytime has disappeared from the sky. During this transition, sunlight gives way to artificial light, and everything changes in the city—its speeds, its atmospheres, and the habits of its citizens. Day and night cross fleetingly and coexist for a brief period of time, producing an uncanny effect caught in René Magritte’s painting series The Empire of Light. As daylight finally fades, its temperature changes from warm to cool, and diminishing contrast flattens the contours of places and things.

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