I was in Beijing a month ago working on the smoke project in collaboration with an architect there, and I was asked very directly whether it was safe to breathe in the smoke. They did not have confidence in the… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
It would be wrong to say that the city of Berlin is not regulated. What I think is more interesting is to what extent a city creates a sort of safe haven for its users, so that people feel confident… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
I want to expose and evaluate the fact that the seeing and sensing process is a system that should not be taken for granted… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
I am not opposed to the art market. I have lots of friends who are collectors. But the whole idea of the art market… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
Ive walked a lot in the mountains in Iceland. And as you come to a new valley, as you come to a new landscape,… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
For the sake of sanity, the brain and the eyes keep things simple. But take away the sense of sight and suddenly things are… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
I can use the camera to make a place or landscape; the camera to a greater extent projects rather than takes in or reproduces.… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
In the past Berlin was much more radical and extreme and now it's becoming much more of a conventional European city. — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
Over the years, in making art, I have constantly explored issues dealing with space, time, light, and society. I am particularly interested in how… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
The viewer brings something individual to the experience of any artwork. — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
If I have the choice of traveling to Russia, India or New Zealand alone for a week for preliminary discussions or to spend that… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
I was in Beijing a month ago working on the smoke project in collaboration with an architect there, and I was asked very directly… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
I've walked a lot in the mountains in Iceland. And as you come to a new valley, as you come to a new landscape,… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
