Olafur Eliasson

            Olafur Eliasson, the acclaimed artist, seeks to challenge our understanding of the world around us, inviting us to experience reality more deeply and consciously. Eliasson spent his childhood in Denmark and Iceland, where the unique landscapes influenced his interest in nature as artistic material. From 1989 to 1995, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and began to gain international attention in the early 1990s with innovative sculptures and installations that employed illusory tools alongside intentionally simple mechanics. Later in his career, he divided his time between Copenhagen and his studio in Berlin, where he resides and works to this day.

            Since 1997, Eliasson's extensive solo exhibitions, including installations, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and films, have appeared in major museums worldwide. Eliasson's practice is rooted in his interest in perception, movement, and sensory experience. Since 2018, Eliasson has focused his attention on the phenomenon of lens reflections, such as light halos formed when aiming a camera towards the sun. Traditionally considered flaws in photography and cinema, Eliasson transforms these reflections into central elements of his works, exploring their aesthetic possibilities. His works, which include projections and dynamic compositions, use hand-blown glass panels arranged according to geometries created by the reflections. The ripples, bubbles, and slight irregularities in the materials reflect the craftsmanship inherent in the artwork's production, imparting organic and fluid qualities to the forms.

            Over the years, Eliasson's sculptures, installations, photographs, and public projects have served as tools for exploring the cognitive and cultural conditions that inform our perception of the world. His works challenge conventional notions and intersect with science, art, and politics. Through his often-utilized public spaces and reflections on issues like climate change, Eliasson invites us to reexamine our relationship with the natural environment and explore new forms of perception and understanding of the world we inhabit.