Art and culture
Claudia Comte’s Lightning Symphony inflatable sculpture
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- 55 metres
Digital Inflatables built Lightning Symphony, a 55-metre inflatable sculpture by Swiss artist Claudia Comte, shown on Basel’s Messeplatz during the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, from 10 to 17 May. The work lays long pastel waves across the ground, shading from turquoise to lilac, and visitors could walk right through it.
What did Digital Inflatables make for Claudia Comte?
Lightning Symphony, a 55-metre monumental inflatable sculpture shaped like waves, built from the artist’s concept.
The installation lines up a long row of ribbed, wavy fins set directly on the ground. The colours move from turquoise and mint green to yellow, then pink and lilac, so that from a distance the forms read as one continuous wave.
Digital Inflatables presents this collaboration as an example of its work with contemporary artists: turning an artistic concept into a physical object, at scale, while staying true to the artist’s vision.
Where and when was Lightning Symphony shown?
On the Messeplatz in Basel, from 10 to 17 May 2025, during the week of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Basel hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, and the work was part of the art programme set up on the square.
Claudia Comte describes it as large sound waves you can walk through, dedicated to music as a universal language.
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Request a quoteHow is a monumental inflatable sculpture made for an artist?
The workshop starts from the artist’s drawings or 3D model, cuts the fabric into panels, prints and joins them; a blower then keeps the form taut for the whole exhibition.
For an outdoor work on a public square, anchoring, visitor flow and a shutdown plan for strong wind also have to be worked out in advance.
The steps and selection criteria are covered in the guide to choosing an inflatable structure manufacturer, and timings in the guide to custom inflatable lead times.
Full specifications
| Artist | Claudia Comte |
|---|---|
| Object | wave-shaped inflatable sculpture |
| Size | 55 metres |
| Event | Eurovision Song Contest 2025 |
| Venue | Messeplatz, Basel |
| Dates | 10 to 17 May 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
Who made Claudia Comte’s Lightning Symphony?
Digital Inflatables, a workshop for custom inflatable structures, built this 55-metre inflatable sculpture in collaboration with the artist.
How big is Lightning Symphony?
The work measures 55 metres and stretches across the ground in long waves that visitors could walk through.
Where was Claudia Comte’s inflatable sculpture shown?
On Basel’s Messeplatz, from 10 to 17 May 2025, during the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Can an artist commission a giant inflatable sculpture?
Yes: the workshop starts from the artist’s concept, checks the shape on a 3D model, then builds the work at the chosen scale. Budgets are set out in the guide to custom inflatable structure prices.
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