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At the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, Olafur Eliasson responded to David Chipperfield’s exhibition theme, ‘Common Ground’, with three works inspired by Little Sun. In two gallery spaces of the Central Pavilion, Eliasson transformed light into a physical experience. One space featured a new short film titled Solar Syokoy by acclaimed Philippine director Khavn. Made at […]
Posted inArt, Events, ProjectsThere are 1.6 billion people in the world without access to electricity, and there is another billion without consistent access to power. This means that about a quarter of the world’s population does not have reliable access to energy. Little Sun is a solar-powered lantern, and although we won’t solve the world’s energy problem with […]
Posted inAll, Art, Blog, Events, StoriesTo talk about how Little Sun started, I actually need to go back a bit. My relationship to the sun started during my childhood in Iceland, when electricity was rationed because of the oil crisis in the early seventies. Olafur Eliasson with Little Sun. Iceland, 2012 As a five-year-old child I remember a siren in […]
Posted inAll, Art, BlogFor a long time now I have worked with light: its physical qualities, the meaning of light, and the profound impact that access to light has on our lives. Light is energy and energy is power. With Little Sun, I want to initiate an ambitious, collective project, which addresses the lack of energy access around […]
Posted inAll, Art, BlogTate Blackouts and Sunlight Graffiti: 28 July – 23 September 2012 Little Sun at Tate Modern raised awareness about the need to improve access to energy for the 1.2 billion people worldwide living outside the electrical grid. It was an artistic endeavour and a call to action. On seven Saturday nights, from 28 July to 8 […]
Posted inArt, Education, Events, ProjectsIn making art, I have always been interested in the difference between looking at art alone and looking at it with other people. In art history, the other people part has never really been thoroughly described, and there was always this pretence that you are more or less alone on the planet. This seems to be the […]
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