We went to Moderna museet, Stockholm’s museum of modern art, to see an exhibition by Olafur Eliasson. Reality machines was interesting and varied. Many of the installations were such that they became much more interesting when there were people near them, looking at them: installations where the structure itself, reflections, light, shadows and the viewer’s movement all combined to create something new.

…devices for experiencing reality, thus creating new perceptions of the world. It is a matter of becoming aware of what we see, but also of being aware of ourselves in the act of seeing. Or, as the artist puts it, “seeing yourself seeing”, of acknowledging our presence and our participation.


The exhibition was accompanied by a room where visitors can build using a construction toy (Zometools). A sort of artwork – a “structural evolution project” constructed by the visitors/participants – in theory, in practice it was just fun. We probably spent as much time there as in the exhibition itself. Well-designed construction toys are always fun, and it’s especially fun when you have lots and lots of materials to build with.