Chronobiological sphere (orange)

The appearance of each of these glass spheres is unstable: continually slipping between clarity, colour, and blackness. These works are an example of Eliasson’s on-going experimentation with the use of partly-coloured glass spheres to create works that respond dynamically to the viewer’s investigation and movement, creating a direct connection between perception and activity. As the philosopher Alva Noë has written, ‘Art doesn’t activate us… rather, it gives us an opportunity to activate it, to switch it on and make it happen.’