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Mental, 1993 - Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1993
Mental, 1993 - Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1993
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Mental, 1993

perceiving space

reconfiguring space

rhythm

serenity

there is no outside

  • perceiving space
  • reconfiguring space
  • rhythm
  • serenity
  • there is no outside

A mirror covers the full extent of a gallery wall, visually doubling the length of the space. The soft pulse of Eliasson's heartbeat played in breakbeat rhythm is faintly audible.

Artwork details

Title

Mental

Year

1993

Materials

Glass mirror, wood, audio
Related
Exhibition catalogues
  • Innen Stadt Außen, 2010
  • Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson, 2007
  • Your Lighthouse: Works with Light 1991–2004, 2004
Monographs
  • Olafur Eliasson: Experience, 2018
  • Olafur Eliasson, 2013
  • Studio Olafur Eliasson: An Encyclopedia, 2008
Solo shows
  • Non Existent (Mental), An installation by Olafur Eliasson, 1993
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