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Olafur Eliasson
born 1967
Your Double-Lighthouse Projection
2002
Metal, wood, fluorescent tubes, electrical components, computer program, Mylar screen, scratch disks and ballasts
Presented by Tate Members, 2004
T11842

Olafur Eliasson is internationally renowned for installations and sculptures that feature natural phenomena such as light, steam, water, fire, wind and ice. Your Double-Lighthouse Projection comprises two circular, light-filled ‘rooms’. One is illuminated by shifting shades and densities of coloured light, the other by white light. As the viewer moves between the spaces a retinal afterimage is generated, a visual trace which is the opposite of the colour seen. With ever-changing colours and tonalities, together with a series of afterimages, the viewer is plunged into a state of perceptual confusion.

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