Waterfall Olafur Eliasson

Location

France

Year

2016

Products

Museums and exhibitions

Eine weite Ansicht der formalen Gärten von Versailles mit einem langen spiegelnden Teich, gepflegten Rasenflächen, ordentlich geschnittenen Hecken, einem zentralen Brunnen mit einem hohen Wasserstrahl und Besuchern, die die Wege entlanggehen.

Construction of the waterfall and two further objects designed by Olafur Eliasson in the castle and gardens of Versailles, France in June 2016.

Every year, Castle Versailles invites a contemporary artist for an exhibition. This year, the Danish-Islandic artist Olafur Eliasson has installed 9 different artworks in the castle and the surrounding gardens. Among them a 42 metres high waterfall, a “fog ring” as well as a mirror wall. In these three objects, the NUSSLI team has been involved in planning and responsible for the implementation. Especially the calculation of statics and the assembly of the waterfall were big challenges which have been mastered by NUSSLI.