Art and the Audience- Olafur Eliasson

I thought it appropriate to talk about Olafur Eliasson for art and the audience, seeing as his works are coming to the MCA!

I particularly love the Weather Project.
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 semi-circular disc made up of hundreds of monochromatic lamps which radiated single frequency 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. The work reportedly attracted two million visitors, many of whom were repeat customers.

I suspect that seeing something like this would be life changing. Not only does Eliasson literally include the audiences image (through the mirror on the roof) but he almost makes the viewer transcend or rise above themself with this synthetic creation.
I cant wait to see his exhibition!