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Olafur Eliasson
Born: 1967
Citizenship: dk
Place(s) of work: Berlin (de)
Bio:
Born in 1967, Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist whose sculptural and installation works are deeply informed by culture, ecology, and the nature of human perception. His works are profoundly philosophical in their exploration of the relationship between subjective perception and natural phenomena. Perception, according to Eliasson, is as much an immediate sensory experience as it is rooted within the cultural framework of our memory. … (read more)
Techniques & Media: Architecture, Installation, Light Art, Photography, Sculpture
Inspirations & Key Themes: ecology, Environmental issues, Light, Memory, Phenomenological perception, Public Space, Subjectivity
Influenced by : Nancy Holt , Robert Smithson

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Art Basel
June 10th 2009 - June 12th 2009

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The Weather Project
by Olafur Eliasson

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