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The island series, 1997 - The Menil Collection, Houston, 2004 – 1997 - Photo: Oren Slor
The island series, 1997 - Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2009 – 1997 - Photo: Nathan Keay / Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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The island series, 1997

cloud

geology

Iceland

looking from a distance

mapping

natural phenomenon

photo series

photography

sky

water

  • cloud
  • geology
  • Iceland
  • looking from a distance
  • mapping
  • natural phenomenon
  • photo series
  • photography
  • sky
  • water

For this series, Eliasson traveled around the islands which surround Iceland. The distinct islands are sequenced according to size, with the tallest land formations in the bottom row.

 

Artwork details

Title

The island series

Year

1997

Materials

56 C-prints
Related
Exhibition catalogues
  • Lavaland: Olafur Eliasson and Jóhannes S. Kjarval, 2007
  • Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson, 2007
  • Olafur Eliasson: Photographs, 2004
Monographs
  • Studio Olafur Eliasson: An Encyclopedia, 2008
Solo shows
  • Take your time: Olafur Eliasson, 2009
  • Take your time: Olafur Eliasson, 2008
  • Take your time: Olafur Eliasson, 2007-2008
  • Lavaland: Olafur Eliasson and Johannes Kjarval, 2007
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