Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist, he is know for creating large scale installations that use elemental materials such as light, temperature, water etc. which he uses to enhance the viewers experience.
The weather project was installed at the London's Tate Modern in 2003 as part of the popular Unilever Series.
The installation filled the open space of the gallery's Turbine Hall. Eliasson used humidifiers to create a fine mist in the air via a mixture of sugar and water, as well as a circular disc made up of hundreds of monochromic lamps which radiated yellow light. The ceiling of the hall was covered with a huge mirror, in which visitors could see themselves as tiny black shadows against a mass of orange light. Many visitors responded to this exhibition by lying on their backs and waving their hands and legs. Open for six months, the work reportedly attracted two million visitors, many of whom were repeat visitors.
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