Notion motion

Olafur Eliasson (in 2005)

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Yaohua Su asked

water in museum setting would be critical for art objects, how do you prevent and balance?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Su, Thanks for your question. This installation was made especially for the Bodon wing in the museum building. It takes the whole space and when it is on, there are no other artworks shown there. Moreover our technical staff and the Eliasson team do everything possible to prevent any leakage.
Kind regards, Els

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Light and water, and especially their interaction, is the main theme of the installation that Olafur Eliasson made specially for the large upper rooms of Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum. The work consists of three pools of water, three 6000 watt lamps and a simple mechanism to set the water in motion. Natural processes often assume a prominent role in Eliasson's work. One example is the Weather Project in the Tate Museum in London, where the sun is imitated on a gigantic scale.
Observing and experiencing play an important role in these major works by the Icelandic artist. Eliasson exposes the operation, the mechanism, of the installation, so that the visitor does not experience the work passively but actually participates in it. In this way, Eliasson tries to activate the visitor's awareness.

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Title	Notion motion
Material and technique	Wood, rubber, lamps, water
Object type	Installation > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 1034 cm Height 3240 cm
Artists	Designer: Olafur Eliasson
Accession number	BEK 1742 a-b (MK)
Credits	Gift Han Nefkens H+F Mecenaat, 2005
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	2005
Creation date	in 2005
Collector	Collector / Han Nefkens
Material	Rubber > Gum resin > Worked resin > Resin > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Water > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Installation > Three-dimensional object > Art object

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Olafur Eliasson

Kopenhagen 1967

Olafur Eliasson studied from 1989 to 1995 at the art academy of Copenhagen. Eliasson works in sculpture and photography, but he is best known for his...

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