'Observatory for seeing the atmosphere’s futures', 2024 is part of a series of installations within the exhibition 'Olafur Eliasson: OPEN' responding to MOCA Geffen’s building and the atmospheric conditions of Los Angeles. Eliasson draws attention to the relativity of our perception and challenges habitual ways of seeing and experiencing the world. The work feels like something built for the space programme. The tapering, four-sided kaleidoscope extends through the ceiling of the Geffen to provide a view of the atmosphere above the museum. The square opening at the top frames a patch of sky that is reflected in the mirror walls and, because of the angles of the mirrors, seems to curve off in all directions to form a sphere. The colours of the work change with the weather and the time of day. 

Video by SHIMURAbros
Music by mamoru