At a show by Olafur Eliasson


photo © rob duyser
I often visit museums, usually running through exhibitions quite quickly. Many people I see at these kinds of shows are talking and talking and discussing and arguing different viewpoints and interpretations, and spending a long time analysing the work, usually they obviously have a sturdy education to be able to responsibly justify all kinds of social and theoretical levels embedded in the pieces.
Not me, I usually see it immediately. If I spend five minutes or 5 hours looking at the work, the feeling almost always stays the same. If the feeling is good, I'll take my time, as I did here, and immerse myself in the world of the artist. The girl's composure and body language gave me the same feeling, she seemed to perfectly compliment the artwork and the mood in this space, and (luckily) I had my camera ready.

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