I always try to make work that activates the viewer to be a co-producer of our shared reality.
Olafur EliassonIt 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 that the city works on their behalf.
Olafur EliassonI don't know a single collector or museum director who says: 'Oh, he's on a list, so I think I'll buy something of his.' The people who buy my art put a little more thought into it than that.
Olafur EliassonI believe that access to electricity and light can radically improve peopleโ lives.
Olafur Eliasson