Olafur Eliasson
Artist and Architect | Exploring Light, Nature, and Sustainability
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Olafur Eliasson is a renowned Danish-Icelandic artist and architect known for his large-scale installations that explore the relationship between nature, technology, and human perception. He founded the interdisciplinary studio Studio Olafur Eliasson, where he produces boundary-pushing works that have been exhibited worldwide.
Eliasson's art has been featured at the Tate Modern, MoMA, and the Venice Biennale, and he has received numerous awards including the Velux Foundation's Daylight Award. His keynotes inspire audiences to consider how design, science, and creativity can be leveraged to create a more sustainable and equitable future.
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Kids are speaking up for the environment. Let's listen
Known for big, attention-grabbing installations -- like his four towering waterfalls in New York's East River -- Olafur Eliasson has scaled down his latest project, Earth Speakr: an art platform for kids designed to spur budding climate activists to lead discussions on nature, conservation, pollution and more.
4 talks, 2017 to 2020
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Olafur Eliasson at Brilliant Minds 2017
Olafur Eliasson at Design Indaba 2017
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4 events · 2009 to 2020 · 3 countries
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