Breaking Waves Elbphilharmonie Hamburg by DRIFT, Architecture, Herzog and de Meuron German Design Photos
Breaking Waves at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg by DRIFT
30 April 2022
Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany
Architects: Herzog and de Meuron

photo © Florian Holzherr
Breaking Waves Elbphilharmonie Hamburg by DRIFT News
Breaking Waves (2022) by DRIFT at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Further dates of the light installation »breaking waves« have to be cancelled
29 April 2022, Update 6pm: Aggressive disruption of the airspace during the premiere
The performances of the light installation »Breaking Waves« announced for today as well as Saturday and Sunday unfortunately have to be cancelled at short notice in coordination with the air safety authorities of Hamburg and Lower Saxony. During the dress rehearsal as well as during the premiere on Thursday, the artwork was massively disturbed by unauthorized high-speed drones. This resulted in several collisions and subsequent crashes. According to the air safety authorities, air traffic disruptions of this intensity and aggressiveness have never occurred in Germany before.
This calls for a reassessment of the security situation. Since it cannot be ruled out that such crimes by anonymous drone pilots will occur again today and in the following days, a continuation of »Breaking Waves« is not possible in order to protect spectators and employees. The responsible persons of the Elbphilharmonie was well as the artists of DRIFT are...