(L-R) Simone Decker, artist; François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Mobility and Public Works; Sam Tanson, Minister of Culture; Justine Blau, artist; Credit: MMTP

On Wednesday 20 July 2022, Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Mobility and Public Works, François Bausch, and Minister of Culture, Sam Tanson, inaugurated the park and two works of art by Justine Blau and Simone Decker at the National Laboratory of Health (Laboratoire national de santé - LNS) in Dudelange.

The park of the LNS is characterised by its landscaping that is both natural and technological, which aims to produce natural and energy resources. Open to the general public, the park creates a constant link between the rural and urban landscape. Indeed, the park is made up of fruit trees and native plantations. Similarly, the entire site is also made up of 24 technological trees, known as “trackers” with 25 photovoltaic panels, i.e. a total of 600 photovoltaic panels.

Thanks to the information panel installations, park users will have the opportunity to understand the different aspects of the park and the importance of the balance sought between flora and fauna, technology and the natural environment.

The overall cost of the park developed behind the LNS amounts to €2 million including tax. Work on the park began in January 2021 and commissioning took place in June 2022.

With regard to works of art in the interest of the LNS buildings, the work of Simone Decker Magnificatio can be found in the large main entrance hall of the building. It is an installation consisting of an oval base on which are projected by an optical device in the atrium, images collected thanks to the collaboration of LNS experts.

Justine Blau's work of art, a wall carpet made from medical images from the LNS, is installed in the foyer of the second LNS building. The rug, made up of abstract shapes, creates a dialogue between the scientific work of researchers and the mastery, both graphic and artisanal, of the traditional manufacture of rugs.

The two works were acquired as part of the public commissions programme, as introduced by the law of 19 December 2014 relating to the promotion of artistic creation.