Olafur Eliasson interview: Retrospective opens at Tate Modern | Architecture | Dezeen

Olafur Eliasson explains how his recently opened exhibition at London's Tate Modern prompts visitors to look at the world from a new perspective, in this exclusive video interview filmed by Dezeen. Called In Real Life, the exhibition comprises around 40 works from the last 26 years of the Danish-Icelandic artist's career. Eliasson hopes the show will challenge visitors' perception of reality – a common theme in his work. "When one leaves an exhibition like mine, I hope that it's not as if you had stepped into some kind of dream machine and then you walk back out into reality," Eliasson says in the video. "I really hope that you step closer to reality and see things in higher granularity." "I think that culture and art can ask questions, can entice and inspire you to evaluate things in a greater perspective," he added. The works on show also reflect the artist's interest in colour theory, geometry, the environment and natural phenomena such as waterfalls. Read more on Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/?p=1381506 WATCH NEXT: Frida Escobedo interview: "I didn’t know I was going to be an architect" -    • Frida Escobedo interview: "I didn’t know I...   Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest architecture and design movies: http://bit.ly/1tcULvh Like Dezeen on Facebook:   / dezeen   Follow Dezeen on Twitter:   / dezeen   Follow us on Instagram:   / dezeen   Check out our Pinterest:   / dezeen