Studio Olafur Eliasson
@olafureliasson.net
www.olafureliasson.net
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August 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Listening with intent to dear friend @kuminaidoo.bsky.social 's podcast Power People Planet. It opens up the complexity of now with clarity, and demonstrates the importance of providing multiple ways to connect with environmental justice - www.powerpeopleplanet.org/home/episode...
Detail of 'Seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced', 2025; currently part of Olafur's 'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced' (video: neugerriemschneider).
May 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Detail of 'Seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced', 2025; currently part of Olafur's 'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced' (video: neugerriemschneider).
'Uncertainty lens', 2025 - Currently part of Olafur's 'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced' (video: neugerriemschneider).
May 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
'Uncertainty lens', 2025 - Currently part of Olafur's 'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced' (video: neugerriemschneider).
Opened last week at neugerriemschneider, Olafur's 'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced' extends his investigation with installations and complex geometric sculptures (photo: Jens Ziehe).
May 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Opened last week at neugerriemschneider, Olafur's 'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced' extends his investigation with installations and complex geometric sculptures (photo: Jens Ziehe).
‘The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced’ unveils Olafur’s ongoing exploration of the complexity of light, using polarisation and simple materials.
At neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Friday 2 May, 6-9pm
At neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Friday 2 May, 6-9pm
April 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
‘The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it’s reduced, split, and then further reduced’ unveils Olafur’s ongoing exploration of the complexity of light, using polarisation and simple materials.
At neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Friday 2 May, 6-9pm
At neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Friday 2 May, 6-9pm
In this installation, a curved screen becomes an evocative lightshow of ever-changing shapes, colours, and shadows, created through reflection and refraction of light. While the mind perceives solid forms and architectural structures, the viewer knows they’re witnessing only fleeting projections.
April 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In this installation, a curved screen becomes an evocative lightshow of ever-changing shapes, colours, and shadows, created through reflection and refraction of light. While the mind perceives solid forms and architectural structures, the viewer knows they’re witnessing only fleeting projections.
New work coming up —
'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it's reduced, split, and then further reduced.'
'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it's reduced, split, and then further reduced.'
April 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New work coming up —
'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it's reduced, split, and then further reduced.'
'The lure of looking through a polarised window of opportunities, or seeing a surprise before it's reduced, split, and then further reduced.'
Olafur has been experimenting with drawing machines since 1998, originally in collaboration with his father Elias Hjörleifsson.
'Wind writings' #149 is part of the group show 'Stop Drawing. Architettura oltre il disegno,’ opening on Thursday at @museomaxxi, Rome.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
'Wind writings' #149 is part of the group show 'Stop Drawing. Architettura oltre il disegno,’ opening on Thursday at @museomaxxi, Rome.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
April 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Olafur has been experimenting with drawing machines since 1998, originally in collaboration with his father Elias Hjörleifsson.
'Wind writings' #149 is part of the group show 'Stop Drawing. Architettura oltre il disegno,’ opening on Thursday at @museomaxxi, Rome.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
'Wind writings' #149 is part of the group show 'Stop Drawing. Architettura oltre il disegno,’ opening on Thursday at @museomaxxi, Rome.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
'Lighthouse lamp' (2004) reveals Olafur's fascination with lighthouses.
This artwork is part of the ongoing group exhibit 'Collected with Vision. Private Collections in Dialogue with Old Masters' at Royal Academy, Antwerp.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
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olafureliasson.net/artwork/ligh...
This artwork is part of the ongoing group exhibit 'Collected with Vision. Private Collections in Dialogue with Old Masters' at Royal Academy, Antwerp.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
Find out more at
olafureliasson.net/artwork/ligh...
April 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
'Lighthouse lamp' (2004) reveals Olafur's fascination with lighthouses.
This artwork is part of the ongoing group exhibit 'Collected with Vision. Private Collections in Dialogue with Old Masters' at Royal Academy, Antwerp.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
Find out more at
olafureliasson.net/artwork/ligh...
This artwork is part of the ongoing group exhibit 'Collected with Vision. Private Collections in Dialogue with Old Masters' at Royal Academy, Antwerp.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
Find out more at
olafureliasson.net/artwork/ligh...
Geometry, perception, and our relationship with the environment are some of the themes revealed in the work 'Your silent running’ (2003/2016), created with Olafur’s long-time collaborator Einar Thorsteinn.
Ph. Olafur Eliasson
To learn more, visit:
olafureliasson.net/artwork/your...
Ph. Olafur Eliasson
To learn more, visit:
olafureliasson.net/artwork/your...
April 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Geometry, perception, and our relationship with the environment are some of the themes revealed in the work 'Your silent running’ (2003/2016), created with Olafur’s long-time collaborator Einar Thorsteinn.
Ph. Olafur Eliasson
To learn more, visit:
olafureliasson.net/artwork/your...
Ph. Olafur Eliasson
To learn more, visit:
olafureliasson.net/artwork/your...
At the centre of ‘Overdeepening’ (2018), commissioned by Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, are two half-rings that appear as full rings when completed by their reflections. The resulting illusory rings seem to traverse the reflective surfaces of the mirror and the pond.
March 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
At the centre of ‘Overdeepening’ (2018), commissioned by Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, are two half-rings that appear as full rings when completed by their reflections. The resulting illusory rings seem to traverse the reflective surfaces of the mirror and the pond.
Suspended at the heart of the central staircase in the Tadao Ando–designed He Art Museum in Foshan, China, this artwork seems to grow and evolve eternally.
‘Atmospheric column’ (2023) was commissioned by HE Art Museum.
Ph. Hubert Wang
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‘Atmospheric column’ (2023) was commissioned by HE Art Museum.
Ph. Hubert Wang
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March 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Suspended at the heart of the central staircase in the Tadao Ando–designed He Art Museum in Foshan, China, this artwork seems to grow and evolve eternally.
‘Atmospheric column’ (2023) was commissioned by HE Art Museum.
Ph. Hubert Wang
Find out more: olafureliasson.net/artwork/atmo...
‘Atmospheric column’ (2023) was commissioned by HE Art Museum.
Ph. Hubert Wang
Find out more: olafureliasson.net/artwork/atmo...
Published in conjunction with the 1998 exhibition 'Fotografier at Bild Museet,' Umeå University, this book features 'The landscape series' (1997), a collection of 30 C-prints. Printed in black and white on yellow paper, the series reflects Olafur’s early exploration of photography.
March 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Published in conjunction with the 1998 exhibition 'Fotografier at Bild Museet,' Umeå University, this book features 'The landscape series' (1997), a collection of 30 C-prints. Printed in black and white on yellow paper, the series reflects Olafur’s early exploration of photography.
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PST ART: Art & Science Collide closes today, but @olafureliasson.bsky.social’s OPEN @ MOCA is open thru July. #ExpoReview Visual Art Editor @briannasmykreder.bsky.social #ExpoRecommends this exhibition of large-scale, site-specific installations. Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/SpringReco.
March 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
PST ART: Art & Science Collide closes today, but @olafureliasson.bsky.social’s OPEN @ MOCA is open thru July. #ExpoReview Visual Art Editor @briannasmykreder.bsky.social #ExpoRecommends this exhibition of large-scale, site-specific installations. Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/SpringReco.
Discussing the public artwork 'Lifeworld' with art historian Gloria Sutton, Olafur reveals how power structures are ingrained in the architecture of public spaces, and illuminates how uncertainty can help us reclaim them.
Watch the talk at vimeo.com/1064351573/e...
Watch the talk at vimeo.com/1064351573/e...
Olafur Eliasson and Gloria Sutton on power, uncertainty, and public space
This program is presented by Pioneer Works, and made possible in collaboration with WeTransfer and CIRCA. Video by Pioneer Works, with footage of Lifeworld by Tatyana…
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March 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Discussing the public artwork 'Lifeworld' with art historian Gloria Sutton, Olafur reveals how power structures are ingrained in the architecture of public spaces, and illuminates how uncertainty can help us reclaim them.
Watch the talk at vimeo.com/1064351573/e...
Watch the talk at vimeo.com/1064351573/e...
Matthew Drutt explains of 'The large stone series' (1998), that "actually are perched on unstable surfaces—smaller stones; they appear top-heavy and sit at angles that suggest eventual displacement or movement."
Ph. Oren Oslor
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Ph. Oren Oslor
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March 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Matthew Drutt explains of 'The large stone series' (1998), that "actually are perched on unstable surfaces—smaller stones; they appear top-heavy and sit at angles that suggest eventual displacement or movement."
Ph. Oren Oslor
Find out more: olafureliasson.net/artwork/the-...
Ph. Oren Oslor
Find out more: olafureliasson.net/artwork/the-...
"In 'The waterfall series', Eliasson altered the colour of each picture in order to emphasise the fact that each waterfall is different. The result is almost nineteenth-century in character, calling to mind old postcards from exotic locations", writes Matthew Drutt in 2004.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
Ph. Jens Ziehe
March 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"In 'The waterfall series', Eliasson altered the colour of each picture in order to emphasise the fact that each waterfall is different. The result is almost nineteenth-century in character, calling to mind old postcards from exotic locations", writes Matthew Drutt in 2004.
Ph. Jens Ziehe
Ph. Jens Ziehe
In this installation, a corridor is illuminated in yellow light, altering the perception of colour.
‘Yellow corridor’ (1997) is currently featured in ‘Your curious journey’, a travelling solo show tracing over 30 years of Olafur's practice. Visit the exhibition at @aucklandartgallery until March 23
‘Yellow corridor’ (1997) is currently featured in ‘Your curious journey’, a travelling solo show tracing over 30 years of Olafur's practice. Visit the exhibition at @aucklandartgallery until March 23
February 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In this installation, a corridor is illuminated in yellow light, altering the perception of colour.
‘Yellow corridor’ (1997) is currently featured in ‘Your curious journey’, a travelling solo show tracing over 30 years of Olafur's practice. Visit the exhibition at @aucklandartgallery until March 23
‘Yellow corridor’ (1997) is currently featured in ‘Your curious journey’, a travelling solo show tracing over 30 years of Olafur's practice. Visit the exhibition at @aucklandartgallery until March 23
Covering the gallery wall like a textured tapestry, 'Moss Wall’ (1994) is composed of reindeer moss, a lichen native to northern latitudes. When dry, it shrinks and fades; when watered, it expands and releases an earthy, pungent scent.
The work is on view at @aucklandartgallery until March 23.
The work is on view at @aucklandartgallery until March 23.
February 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Covering the gallery wall like a textured tapestry, 'Moss Wall’ (1994) is composed of reindeer moss, a lichen native to northern latitudes. When dry, it shrinks and fades; when watered, it expands and releases an earthy, pungent scent.
The work is on view at @aucklandartgallery until March 23.
The work is on view at @aucklandartgallery until March 23.
Upon entering Auckland Art Gallery, visitors encounter ‘Under the weather’ (2022). As they move, the screen flickers with a shifting moiré pattern. Like ‘Beauty' (1993), the experience is shaped by perspective.
This artwork is now part of 'Your curious journey’ at @aucklandartgallery.
This artwork is now part of 'Your curious journey’ at @aucklandartgallery.
February 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Upon entering Auckland Art Gallery, visitors encounter ‘Under the weather’ (2022). As they move, the screen flickers with a shifting moiré pattern. Like ‘Beauty' (1993), the experience is shaped by perspective.
This artwork is now part of 'Your curious journey’ at @aucklandartgallery.
This artwork is now part of 'Your curious journey’ at @aucklandartgallery.
These two photographs are part of Olafur’s interest in producing a visual archive of different locations and their changing conditions. The images capture the same portion of a landscape exposed to contrasting weather phenomena.
‘Untitled’, 2002, is at Repetto Gallery, Lugano, until April 11.
‘Untitled’, 2002, is at Repetto Gallery, Lugano, until April 11.
February 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
These two photographs are part of Olafur’s interest in producing a visual archive of different locations and their changing conditions. The images capture the same portion of a landscape exposed to contrasting weather phenomena.
‘Untitled’, 2002, is at Repetto Gallery, Lugano, until April 11.
‘Untitled’, 2002, is at Repetto Gallery, Lugano, until April 11.
Rooted in Olafur’s long-standing exploration of optical devices, mirrors, and lenses, 'Your Small Altruistic Assembly’ (2025) magnifies every movement, conjuring new ways of seeing that invite viewers to retrace and examine their perceptual orientation.
February 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Rooted in Olafur’s long-standing exploration of optical devices, mirrors, and lenses, 'Your Small Altruistic Assembly’ (2025) magnifies every movement, conjuring new ways of seeing that invite viewers to retrace and examine their perceptual orientation.
The title 'Kepler's dream compass’ refers to the astronomer Johannes Kepler. Just as Kepler’s insights revealed the order of planets, Olafur reflects on the principle of a compass, which gestures to a point of orientation that transcends our perspectives.
On view at PKM, Seoul, until March 15
On view at PKM, Seoul, until March 15
February 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The title 'Kepler's dream compass’ refers to the astronomer Johannes Kepler. Just as Kepler’s insights revealed the order of planets, Olafur reflects on the principle of a compass, which gestures to a point of orientation that transcends our perspectives.
On view at PKM, Seoul, until March 15
On view at PKM, Seoul, until March 15
In ‘Landscape', Olafur engages with the long-established traditions of landscape painting and photography, exploring how we construct and perceive images of nature.
‘Landscape’, 1995, will be on view at Repetto Gallery Lugano, from February 20 to April 11.
‘Landscape’, 1995, will be on view at Repetto Gallery Lugano, from February 20 to April 11.
February 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In ‘Landscape', Olafur engages with the long-established traditions of landscape painting and photography, exploring how we construct and perceive images of nature.
‘Landscape’, 1995, will be on view at Repetto Gallery Lugano, from February 20 to April 11.
‘Landscape’, 1995, will be on view at Repetto Gallery Lugano, from February 20 to April 11.
Olafur’s most recent catalogue documenting 'Shadows travelling on the sea of the day’ and ‘The curious desert’ in Qatar features the outdoor and indoor components of the exhibition, in addition to a series of essays diving into the scientific and artistic elements of the permanent artwork.
February 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Olafur’s most recent catalogue documenting 'Shadows travelling on the sea of the day’ and ‘The curious desert’ in Qatar features the outdoor and indoor components of the exhibition, in addition to a series of essays diving into the scientific and artistic elements of the permanent artwork.