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Olafur Eliasson
ring a rainbow
'I think of your rainbow panorama as a mediator that gorges relations betweenyou, ARoS, and the city,'writes Olafur Eliasson in a description of his latest work.
The ARoS Museum of Modern Art, in the Danish city of Aarhs, hasbeen enriched with a permanent installation created by the Danish-Icelandic artist. On the roof of the museum, Eliasson built a 150-m-long circular promenade whose glazed walls glow in every colour of the spectrum.'It is a vehicle for looking anew,' he continues, 'which frames views and frames you as you proceed through the seamless walkway of subtly transforming colour atmospheres.'
Making a full circuit through the tunnel-like space, you look out over a city that gradually changes colour. The pace at which you walk is crucial to the experience. Gazing through red glass produces an afterimage in green. The longer the gaze, the more vivid the afterimage.
As its walls tint the urban surroundings and your eyes add another layer, Eliasson's installation strongly suggesys hou coloured our perception of reality truly is, emphasizing a theme that marks much of his oeuvre. 'What you experience may be of both panoramic scope and introspective quality,' he says. 'You may see yourself seeing.'
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Daniel Rybakken
The Illuminator
Olafur Eliasson
ring a rainbow
'I think of your rainbow panorama as a mediator that gorges relations betweenyou, ARoS, and the city,'writes Olafur Eliasson in a description of his latest work.
The ARoS Museum of Modern Art, in the Danish city of Aarhs, hasbeen enriched with a permanent installation created by the Danish-Icelandic artist. On the roof of the museum, Eliasson built a 150-m-long circular promenade whose glazed walls glow in every colour of the spectrum.'It is a vehicle for looking anew,' he continues, 'which frames views and frames you as you proceed through the seamless walkway of subtly transforming colour atmospheres.'
Making a full circuit through the tunnel-like space, you look out over a city that gradually changes colour. The pace at which you walk is crucial to the experience. Gazing through red glass produces an afterimage in green. The longer the gaze, the more vivid the afterimage.
As its walls tint the urban surroundings and your eyes add another layer, Eliasson's installation strongly suggesys hou coloured our perception of reality truly is, emphasizing a theme that marks much of his oeuvre. 'What you experience may be of both panoramic scope and introspective quality,' he says. 'You may see yourself seeing.'
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Daniel Rybakken
The Illuminator
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