Olafur Eliasson Interview: A Riverbed Inside the Museum

Like lava from a volcano, Olafur Eliassons fascinating installation Riverbed runs through the Danish Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. The highly praised artist here shares his intriguing thoughts behind the installation. The currency of trust is the fundament on which Riverbed is built an installation that, according to Eliasson, bears resemblance to both the contemplative power of a Japanese garden as well as of ancient Pompeii after the destructive outbreak of Mount Vesuvius. In our society, a l