Olafur Eliasson. In real life

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967) puts the experience of viewers at the center of his art. His art grows from an interest in perception, movement, embodied experience, and feelings of self. 

Olafur Eliasson: In real life, brings to our attention some of today’s most urgent issues through around 30 artworks created by the artist between 1990 and today: sculptures, photographs, paintings, and installations that play with reflections and shifting colors and challenge the way we navigate and perceive our environment. Through materials such as moss, water, glacial ice, fog, light, or reflective metals—sometimes introduced into unexpected spaces, whether a city street or an art gallery—Eliasson encourages viewers to reflect upon their understanding and perception of the physical world that surrounds them.

Click here to watch some videos from the exhibition (in Spanish)

More info: https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/exhibitions/olafur-eliasson-in-real-life

Picture: Olafur Eliasson, Beauty, 1993, Spotlight, water, nozzles, wood, hose, pump, Dimensions variable, Installation view at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2015, Photo: Anders Sune Berg, Courtesy of the artist; neugerriemschneider, Berlin; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles, © 1993 Olafur Eliasson