Olafur Eliasson 'Is the sky part of a landscape' (PKM Trinity Gallery)

P K M TRINITY GALLERY is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by the internationally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson. "Is the sky part of a landscape," his second solo exhibition in Korea after his first show with P K M GALLERY in 2007, features works in a wide range of scale and media, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, and large installations.

In his new works, he continues the strategy of employing basic elements appropriated from nature. Eliasson's portrayal of nature may seem in some ways to take after the Romantic tradition, which holds nature as an object of aesthetic contemplation and awe. Encountering his works, however, viewers are completely overtaken by sensory effects produced by processes and mechanisms that are laid bare. And in this manner, Eliasson's work departs from an idealized conception of nature and leads viewers to locate themselves within the present, to become conscious of the interconnection between individuals and their surroundings. In their journey through the exhibition, undergoing diverse sensory experiences that have been precisely calibrated by the artist, viewers will find themselves fully engaged with the space, physically and cerebrally, so that they may ponder the questions posed by the artist, such as how we use our senses; whether our actions have consequences; whether we feel a part of this world; and whether the sky is indeed part of our landscape.

Olafur Eliasson, born in 1967, Copenhagen, Denmark, is currently based in Berlin, where he has established Studio Olafur Eliasson, a laboratory for spatial experiments. His works have been the subject of numerous exhibitions worldwide and he has produced a number of projects in the public sphere, most recently the "New York City Waterfalls" in 2008. Recently, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art organized his first comprehensive survey in the U.S., "Take your time: Olafur Eliasson," which along others travelled to the Museum of Modern Art, P.S.1. Contemporary Art Center, New York and continues to MCA Sydney in December. This winter he will have another solo show "Your chance encounter" at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.