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| "Your strange certainty still kept", 1996, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery |
A rule I have set for myself in writing this blog, is always to present works that I have experienced "live" and that have made a lasting impression on me.
That is true of "Your strange certainty still kept". When I saw this at Tanya Bonakdar gallery in 1996, it was the first time I came across Olafur Eliasson's work, and it made me want to see more. The problem is, now, so many years later, I can only remember that I very much liked this work, but not why...
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| "The weather project", 2003, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London, UK. |
And having announced that rule, I go ahead and break it right away...
I never got to experience "The weather project". But I would have liked very much to lie down on the floor in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, bathing in the light from the big "sun", while looking at my reflection in the mirror that covered the ceiling high up above me in the "sky"...
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| "Many small fireflies", ongoing, Maternity Worldwide. |
What I do get to see everyday, though, is the "Many small fireflies" screensaver that I got when I donated 30 euros to Maternity Worldwide's work in Ethiopia, where they give women life saving maternity care.
On my black computer screen, a myriad of fireflies light up, each representing a donation that has been made to Maternity Worldwide. Thus, for every person who donates, a new firefly is ignited, and this way your contribution becomes part of the artwork itself.
(Here you can see what it looks like.)
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