Have you talked about talking about the weather today?

ecclog - March 8, 2004 @ 12:37 pm · Filed under Reviews

Upon entering the Tate Modern last Wednesday, I had one of the most dazzling museum encounters ever, an installation by Olafur Eliasson called The Weather Project.  I walked down the sloped floor of the high ceilinged (about 5 stories) Turbine Hall.  I was surrounded by a light articifial mist that lent a dreamlike effect, and the hall was lit only by a large half disk that was reflected by the mirrored panels on the ceiling.  As I approached the disk, I felt that I was witnessing a nuclear explosion, or a sunset (because of the fog, it felt more like dusk) on another planet.  It was a little eerie to see groups of spectators, lying on the floor to see their figures in the ceiling.  It reminded slightly of people lying on the ground as a result of effects of some sort of nuclear or chemical attack. Also, walking towards the sun made me think a little of people who have near-death experiences, because I could not help but be drawn towards the light.


I encourage you to check out the link above to Eliasson’s work.

5 Comments

  1. Andrew

    March 8, 2004 @ 4:27 pm

    1

    whoa…trippy.

  2. Whup

    March 8, 2004 @ 10:12 pm

    2

    sweet… that looks cool

    http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewProduct?id=8559

    50 pounds for a drop of water? and 10 pounds for an umbrella? wow.

  3. ToastyKen

    March 9, 2004 @ 11:48 am

    3

    Wow… Further evidence that the Tate Modern is a much cooler museum than the Pompidou. 😛

  4. @nna

    March 10, 2004 @ 3:37 pm

    4

    very cool!

  5. david bang

    March 11, 2004 @ 9:42 pm

    5

    Very interesting follow on the NYU story.

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