Olafur Eliasson returns to the Tate with 'Little Sun'
28 July - 9 September '12
London
As part of Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Tate Modern, to be launched on 28 July 2012, visitors will be invited to look at works of art in the dark using only the light of Eliasson’s Little Sunsolar-powered lamps.
Olafur Eliasson is probably best-known for his highly successful The weather project (2003), part of the Unilever Series in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, which drew over 2 million visitors during its five-month installation.
The artist has developedthe Little Sun solar-powered lamp with the engineer Frederik Ottesen to focus attention on the power of solar light to improve lives. For two hours, the lights will go off in the former power station and visitors can look at the works of art in the suite of galleries devoted to Tate Modern’s Surrealist collection using only the light of Little Sun lamps.
Beyond the Tate Blackout events, Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun will feature in a space on the third floor of the gallery from 28 July to 23 September, where visitors can learn about solar power, the global energy challenge, light and its importance in and for life.
Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun from Studio Olafur Eliasson on Vimeo.
Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen, Little Sun, 2012 Photograph: Mihret Kebede, 2012
Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen, Little Sun, 2012 Photograph: Olafur Eliasson, 2012
Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun 28 July - 23 September 2012 at Tate Modern, London Photograph: Tomas Gislason
Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen, Little Sun, 2012 Photograph: Andy Paradise, 2012
Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen, Little Sun, 2012 Photograph: Helen Zeru, 2012
Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen, Little Sun, 2012 Photograph: Merklit Mersha, 2012
Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen, Little Sun, 2012 Photograph: Michael Tsegaye, 2012
