OBS-ART-047
Olafur Eliasson — Structural Light Works
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Phenomenon as Structure
OBS-ART-047
Systems of Clarity
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-047
Origin:
Copenhagen, Berlin
Era:
1990s–present
Themes / Lineage:
phenomenon • system logic
Field Notes:
light • system • perception
Quiet Modernism appears here as structure sustained through perceptual consistency.

Phenomenon as Structure

Olafur Eliasson — Structural Light Works

A perceptual effect stabilizes form.

Change remains contained.

Structure persists.

What remains consistent?
Phenomena are often treated as fleeting, yet form persists. Change stays contained. What continues is structure held through perception.

Phenomena are often treated as fleeting, yet form persists.

Change stays contained.

What continues is structure held through perception.

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Artist Overview

Olafur Eliasson
perception as environment

In Dialogue

James Turrell
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Ann Veronica Janssens
The unstable perceptual field
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