PS 1 (Olafur Eliasson)

on May 18th we headed out to Queens to PS 1 to see the icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's show

it was an almost perfect afternoon to spend wandering around this giant old building (it was raining outside), and a big memory for the girls I think.

this was almost impossible for me to photograph in any way that communicates how strange and beautiful it was. You entered a pitch black space in which he'd run water lines with nozzles that were shooting a very fine mist. A high intensity, but tightly focused spotlight was aimed into the wall of mist, creating a shimmering rainbow wall that floated and churned in the middle of the blackness. It was hypnotic and we could have watched it for an hour. The girls were pretty amazed and walked around in the rainbow.

the Mattress Room (this was not an Eliasson installation actually)

This was a huge space with, as you can see, a mirrored disk suspended from the ceiling at an angle. It was motorized and spun fairly quickly. The idea was simple, but the effect was immediately profoundly disorienting and, again, hypnotic. We laid on the ground for about 10 or 15 minutes