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 Ólafur elíasson
olafur eliasson

olafur eliasson -lrb- ; born 1967 -rrb- is a danish-icelandic artist known for sculptures and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light , water , and air temperature to enhance the viewer 's experience .
in 1995 he established studio olafur eliasson in berlin , a laboratory for spatial research .
olafur represented denmark at the 50th venice biennale in 2003 and later that year installed `` the weather project '' in the turbine hall of tate modern , london .
olafur has engaged in a number of projects in public space , including the intervention `` green river '' , carried out in various cities between 1998 and 2001 ; the serpentine gallery pavilion 2007 , london , a temporary pavilion designed with the norwegian architect kjetil thorsen ; and the new york city waterfalls , commissioned by public art fund in 2008 .
