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Contact, 2014 - Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris 2014 - Photo: Iwan Baan
Contact, 2014
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris 2014
Photo: Iwan Baan
Contact, 2014 - Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris – 2014 - Photo: Iwan Baan
Contact, 2014
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris – 2014
Photo: Iwan Baan
Contact, 2014 - Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris – 2014 - Photo: Iwan Baan
Contact, 2014
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris – 2014
Photo: Iwan Baan
Sketch for Contact, 2014
Sketch for Contact, 2014
Sketch for Contact, 2014
Sketch for Contact, 2014
Sketch for Contact, 2014
Sketch for Contact, 2014
Sketch for Contact, 2014
Sketch for Contact, 2014
In 2014 Eliasson and filmmaker Claire Denis met to discuss their common fascination with phenomena that have not yet been fully explained by science – such as black holes – and their shared interest in abstraction; this short film by Denis, contemplating tests for Eliasson's work ‘Contact’, 2014, is one outcome of that conversation. Cinematography: Agnes Godard and Yorick Le Saux. Original music: Stuart Staples. Production: The Apocalypse Films, Alcatraz Films, and Studio Olafur Eliasson.
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The titular installation for the artist’s solo exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, Contact is a quadrant-shaped space that confronts the viewer with a line of monofrequency light along the room’s curved wall. The two remaining walls, straight and covered in mirrors, effect a visual extension of the work, creating the impression that the viewer is in fact present in a circular space, rung by a band of monofrequency light – the ‘horizon line’.

From the curved wall and the horizon line, the floor slopes gently upwards towards the central point, giving visitors the impression of standing on an enormous sphere. The static line of light creates a tension in the visitor’s spatial awareness, juxtaposing itself to her felt horizon, which undergoes constant change as she moves through the space.

Artwork details

Title

Contact

Year

2014

Materials

Monofrequency lamps, foil mirror, aluminium, wood, rubber, paint (black)