For the sake of sanity, the brain and the eyes keep things simple. But take away the sense of sight and suddenly things are not so simple.

- Olafur Eliasson

I always try to make work that activates the viewer to be a co-producer of our shared reality.

- Olafur Eliasson

I don't think you need to be so result-oriented when you're trying to define the success of an art work. I think we can allow some unpredictability.

- Olafur Eliasson

I do not think making art alone makes it any better than making it with a team of people.

- Olafur Eliasson

My goal is to formulate a new color theory based on the full spectrum of visible light.

- Olafur Eliasson

I want to expose and evaluate the fact that the seeing and sensing process is a system that should not be taken for granted as natural - it's a culti…

- Olafur Eliasson

Having an experience is taking part in the world. Taking part in the world is really about sharing responsibility.

- Olafur Eliasson

I see the artist as a participant, a co-producer of reality. I do not see the artist as a person who sits at a distance and evaluates.

- Olafur Eliasson

If I have the choice of traveling to Russia, India or New Zealand alone for a week for preliminary discussions or to spend that week with my family, …

- Olafur Eliasson