Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967, Copenhagen, Denmark) is an internationally renowned Icelandic-Danish artist whose expansive practice merges art, science, ecology, and perception. Known for immersive installations that engage the senses and prompt collective experience, Eliasson explores the intersections of nature, technology, and human consciousness.

Through light, colour, water, mirrors, and atmospheric effects, Eliasson constructs environments that transform the viewer’s awareness of space and self. His seminal installation The Weather Project (2003), which filled Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall with a glowing artificial sun, invited nearly two million visitors to bathe in light and mist, offering a shared moment of sensory awe.

Eliasson’s socially engaged projects—including Little Sun, a solar lamp initiative, and Ice Watch, a climate action installation featuring melting glacial ice—reflect his belief in art as a tool for change. His Berlin-based studio, Studio Olafur Eliasson, operates as an interdisciplinary laboratory where architects, scientists, and craftspeople collaborate across fields.

Committed to sustainability and collective awareness, Eliasson’s work blends aesthetic wonder with ethical inquiry. His art is held in major public collections, and he has exhibited at institutions such as MoMA, the Venice Biennale, and the Fondation Beyeler.

“ It is not just about decorating the world… but about taking responsibility. „

—Olafur Eliasson