Olafur Eliasson

Meteorological circles (Eliasson 2016) comprise twenty-seven oval yellow mirrors (Figure 1). Arranged on the wall in three rows, each mirror was created from silvered, hand-blown glass. The discs are tilted and in three sizes, the installation giving the impression of a set of rotating discs. Olafur's installation art utilises visual uncertainty of forms and viewer perspective. While in Baroque Baroque (Eliasson 2015), Eliasson combines and reunites works from collections spanning two decades. The installation (Figure 2) “explores the affinities between the artworks and opulent baroque setting of Belvedere’s Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy in Vienna (Olafur Eliasson Baroque Baroque n.d.).

Figure 1. Olafur Eliasson, Meteorological circles, 2016, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul

Figure 2. Olafur Eliasson, Baroque Baroque installation view, The Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Vienna 2015. Photo by Anders Sune Berg

Olafur Eliasson, Five orientation lights, 1999, stainless steel, coloured glass, halogen bulbs and fresnel lenses, 200x70x70cm, installation view, The Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Vienna 2015. Photo by Anders Sune Berg

Keywords

Olafur Eliasson, Installation, Art, Installation art

Bibliography

“Olafur Eliasson Baroque Baroque.” Sternberg Press. Accessed August 20, 2022. https://www.sternberg-press.com/product/baroque-baroque/.

Eliasson, Olafur. 2015. “[Baroque Baroque] installation view, The Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Vienna 2015.” Image. https://www.yatzer.com/olafur-eliasson-baroque-baroque.

Eliasson, Olafur. 1999. Five orientation lights. Image. https://www.yatzer.com/olafur-eliasson-baroque-baroque.

Eliasson, Olafur. 2016. "Meteorological Circles". Olafur Eliasson. Image. https://olafureliasson.net/archive/artwork/WEK109680/meteorological-circles.

———. 2016. "Meteorological Circles". Olafur Eliasson. https://olafureliasson.net/archive/artwork/WEK109680/meteorological-circles.