The site-specific artwork by artist Olafur Eliasson, Life was installed in 2021 at Fondation Beyeler, near Basel, Switzerland. To create the artwork, Eliasson removed the facade that separated the building from the surrounding garden, extended the existing pond into the galleries, and invited visitors to meander through the exhibition along a wooden walkway at any hour of the day or night.

The exhibition is complemented by a microsite hosting entangled ideas, inspiration, and informative material.

Cognitive scientist Katrin Heimann, of Aarhus University, Denmark, and a member of the Experimenting Experienting Reflecting (EER) research group, was invited by Studio Olafur Eliasson and the meditation team at Fondation Beyeler to conduct a series of in-depth interviews with a group of visitors to Life. These included museum staff and young people, aged 13 to 18, from a local school and all with migrant backgrounds. This website presents the research project and some of the visitors’ experiences.