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One-way colour tunnel, 2007
38 Comments
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The tunnel looks much better in person. It’s not even these colors. That is to say, it is covered in brilliant stained-glass like colors. Definitely enter the exhibition via the stairs from the 4th floor.
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If I were an ice princess, I would appreciate the silverness. But I appreciate the color as I am nearly a butterfly.
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enjoyed seeing this from below at stairwell …..too bad not to be able to explore this exhibit with camera!!!!!!!!
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olafur is the BOMB!
congratulations to Olafur and Henry. -
I love all your work. One feels in awe of the sights they see, while the brain tries to make it all out. Such beauty and interest all together. Thank you for your contribution to art.
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monm says that this is very strange, she means how one way its one color and vise versa.
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I love the tunnel, it is as stunning as it is a bit scary being so high up. I think the combination of the two made for a beautiful and electrifying piece
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From my review:
“There are two ways to ascend to the Eliasson exhibition, which occupies the whole fifth floor of SFMOMA. If you climb architect Mario Botta’s fascinating set of stairs, you end up facing a prismatic tunnel made of hundreds of acute-angled triangles, each formed from transparent, mirrored or opaque acrylic and fitted precisely into a frame of 35 identical accordion-folded bents. This work (“One-way colour tunnel”) was created specifically to fit into Mr. Botta’s vertiginous 36-foot long footbridge, 74 feet over the atrium floor. The effect, as you pass through the tunnel from the west, is that of moving through one of the great windows of Chartres, shattered into triangular shards. Light from the museum’s elliptical skylight is broken into constantly changing jewel-like colors, alternating blue and magenta on the corrugated walls, mostly oranges and pinks on the semi-vaulted roof. Traversed in the opposite direction, the tunnel is mostly dark, although hazy hues leak through over your shoulder.” -
I liked the view of the tunnel from the atrium even better than walking through it.
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Beautiful colors, like walking in a dream
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Be sure to consult the installation guide at the outset so that you are sure to see all the various parts of this fascinating exhibition. I loved the reindeer moss room!
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Be sure to consult the installation plan (handout) at the outset so that you are sure to see all the various parts of this fascinating exhibition. I loved the reindeer moss room!
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kEEP iT!
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THE CRYSTAL BRIDGE IS SO AWESOME!!
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THE CRYSTAL TUNNEL IS SO AWESOME!!
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IT IS AWESOME!! Studying psychology and how we think about things, plus combining it with art, is one of the most amazing things ever. Keep going, Eliasson!!
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I like it a lot!
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I thought this bridge could represent the tunnel/bridge of life the colors moving you along and until you reach the end of the tunnel of life.
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This tunnel is a group of experiences that you really need to be watching for. The obvious experience of “through”, but other opportunities for enlightenment happen as you ascend or descend the stairwell and you get fragments of light dancing on the walls, or from below when you see the splash of pink on the white cross beams, or the asymetrical design on the grid, or even the footprints as people tramp across. Beautiful, amazing, wonderful! Thank you to everyone who made that possible.
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Really amazing way of observing the world, and making art out of your observation. Reminds me of quantum mechanics – where by observing something you can change it.
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Thank you, SFMOMA, for another incredible contemporary art experience.
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Ingenious original experiential work. I found many pieces mesmeric in their conception and interactivity. Refreshing, engaging, honest and transformational. Thank you for SFMOMA for bringing us this work!
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I thought this was the worst thing SFMOMA has ever exhibited. The color tunnel ruined Botta’s design concept.
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Throughout the exhibit I felt a sense of joy and lightness and this was amplified when walking through the tunnel and listening to the audio. I had a smile on my face throughout. Loved feeling the mist, the waves, seeing a rainbow and wrapping up in a blanket. Take your time
and thank you Olafur Eliasson. -
the tunnel was one of those experiences that you don’t know how amazing it is untill you grow older and really love the beauty of life.my mother,after coming out,had tears in her eyes,while my nephew was amazed,and said it was like a giant kelidescope.thank you for this bonding family experience
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This is a one-way tunnel made of glass. One way you see light through colored glass that turns out in bright enchanting colors, and the other way you see dark ominous colors such as black and brown. If you are scared of heights than I strongly suggest that you either do not get on, or try not to look down because you are five floors up!!
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At first there’s just down and up and color, and then there’s through; through the jeweled belly of a dragon, or perhaps a crystaline dragonfly.
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interessant
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blue, sparkling, inspiring
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i love this muesum it is the bomb
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well when you look to the left it’s clear but when you look to the right it’s blurry and it’s colorful.
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so beautiful.
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Wonderful experience to walk through this purple tunnel, beautiful colors & reflective surfaces, so much stimulating light.
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Brings the world of motion to mind…fixed yet fluid at the same time, with suggestions of difference and fragility. Looking back brings the past…darkness and vague. Looking forward brings the present…light and awareness.
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entering another world…transcendent, beautiful, reflective, self-reflective, multi-colored and multilayered meanings to me. I flew my parents up from San Diego to enjoy this experience together…
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i really enjoy my time here,it’s a great museum, it’s beautiful!! Great work!! Keep it up!!
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This tunnel is such amazing piece I ever experienced. All hiswork is very pure and simple.
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it was very cool
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[...] could see this colorfull bridge walkway. It’s called the One-Way-Colour Tunnel, part of the Olafur Eliasson Exhibit. It’s on the third floor (I think) Of course no cameras were allowed [...]
“This tunnel is a group of experiences that you really need to be watching for. The obvious experience of ‘through’, but other opportunities for enlightenment happen as you ascend or descend the stairwell and you get fragments of light dancing on the walls, or from below when you see the splash of pink on the white cross beams, or the asymmetrical design on the grid, or even the footprints as people tramp across. Beautiful, amazing, wonderful!”