"Olafur Eliasson belongs to a generation of artists who in the 90's explored and expanded the boundaries between art, science and nature and the perception there-of. For years, the artist has transferred natural phenomena such as water, light, wind, temperature and movement into the art context using simple technical aids, always clearly emphasizing for the viewer the technology involved. In his sculptures, installations, and photographs, Eliasson's artistic interest is focused on dialogic processes occurring between the viewer and his perception. the elemental naturalness of the materials employed - like water and earth - produce an open structure to his work."

- Jörg Schellmann, ed., Forty Are Better Than One, Munich/New York, 2009, p. 96