Time, Reflected: Carsten Höller’s Pink Mirror Carousel in St. Moritz

Beneath the wintry expanse of St. Moritz, Carsten Höller’s Pink Mirror Carousel unfolds a kinetic meditation on time and perception. Installed on the Kulm Hotel’s ice rink, the carousel spins in slow, deliberate rotation, its mirrored pink panels fragmenting mountains, skaters, and spectators into a kaleidoscopic loop. Counter-rotating tiers introduce a gentle dissonance, inviting riders to attune to the tension between mechanical rhythm and embodied presence. At once sculpture and experience, the work challenges the notion of amusement, offering instead a poetic, durational encounter with place, movement, and reflection.