Olafur Eliasson
Built immersive environments of light, weather and perception, most famously Tate Modern's artificial indoor sun.
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Olafur Eliasson is an Icelandic–Danish artist known for sculptured and large-scaled installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer's experience.
He hung a fake sun in a London turbine hall and had thousands lying on the floor worshipping it — an artist who engineers awe from mist, mirrors and physics.
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Built immersive environments of light, weather and perception, most famously Tate Modern's artificial indoor sun.
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