From creating an entire weather system in London's Tate Modern to planting a kaleidoscopic viewing machine in the Brazilian countryside, Olafur Eliasson's experimental work has been described as diverse, ambitious and awe-inspiring. "Contact" features a series of interactive, entrancing and existential installations that leave visitors charmed and disquieted in equal measure.
The Louis Vuitton foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris has chosen this Danish-Icelandic artist for its first solo show. He has also created a specially-commissioned piece for the site. FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear went to meet him.
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