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Vortex for Lofoten, 1999 - Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Germany, 2001 – 1999 - Photo: Franz Wamhof
Vortex for Lofoten, 1999
Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Germany, 2001 – 1999
Photo: Franz Wamhof
Vortex for Lofoten, 1999 - Kunstfestivalen Lofoten, Norway, 1999 - Photo: Olafur Eliasson
Vortex for Lofoten, 1999
Kunstfestivalen Lofoten, Norway, 1999
Photo: Olafur Eliasson
Detail of Vortex for Lofoten, 1999 - Kunstfestivalen Lofoten, Norway, 1999
Detail of Vortex for Lofoten, 1999
Kunstfestivalen Lofoten, Norway, 1999
In this work, water in a transparent cylinder is spun into a vortex nearly as tall as the container. The viewer, unable to view the surface of the water due to the height of the artwork, perceives the vortex’s void as a slowly undulating, three-dimensional cone at the centre of the tank.
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In this work, water in a transparent cylinder is spun into a vortex nearly as tall as the container. The viewer, unable to view the surface of the water due to the height of the artwork, perceives the vortex’s void as a slowly undulating, three-dimensional cone at the centre of the tank.