2. A BRIEF HISTORY Born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1967 to Icelandic parents. 1989-1995 Olafur studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen In 1995, Olafur established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research. Presently, Olafur divides his time between his family’s home in Copenhagen, his studio in Berlin and periods of work in Iceland. Eliasson’s practice is informed by his homelands country’s primordial landscape and spectacular weather. He recontextualises elements such as light, water, ice, fog, arctic moss and lava rock. Olafur had his first solo show with pen drawings in a non-profit gallery in Denmark at 15.