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Adrift compass, 2019 - Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin  – 2019 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019
Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin – 2019
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019 - Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin  – 2019 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019
Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin – 2019
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019 - Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin  – 2019 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019
Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin – 2019
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019 - Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin – 2019 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019
Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin – 2019
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019 - Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin  – 2019 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019
Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin – 2019
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019 - Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin  – 2019 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Adrift compass, 2019
Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin – 2019
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Installation view, The curious desert - National Museum of Qatar, Doha – 2023 - Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Installation view, The curious desert
National Museum of Qatar, Doha – 2023
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
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A weathered piece of driftwood, harvested from the Icelandic coast, hangs from the ceiling. One end of the log has been planed down to a sharp angle, and the exposed wood painted. A magnetic rod suspended from the driftwood orients it along the north–south axis, like the needle of a compass. 

Artwork details

Title

Adrift compass

Year

2019

Materials

Driftwood, magnets, paint (blue, black, yellow, white)