Olafur Eliasson is now a very well known artist to the city of Chicago. Last year he exhibited a large collection of interactive and responsive art installations at the Museum of Contemporary Art. He is well known for creatively using light, sound, and space to interact with his audience. The exhibit was called “Take your time.”

The following link is to a video of a very popular Olafur Eliasson installation that Chicagoans did not see.

The Weather Project, Olafur Eliasson

This installation was featured in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, London. It is titled The Weather Project. The following is a description of the project from wikipedia:

“Eliasson used humidifiers to create a fine mist in the air via a mixture of sugar and water, as well as a semi-circular disc made up of hundreds of monochromatic lamps which radiated single frequency yellow light. The ceiling of the hall was covered with a huge mirror, in which visitors could see themselves as tiny black shadows against a mass of orange light. Many visitors responded to this exhibition by lying on their backs and waving their hands and legs. The work reportedly attracted two million visitors, many of whom were repeat customers.[3]”