The artwork titled “Your Mobile Expectations,” created by Olafur Eliasson in 2008, embodies the Post-Minimalism art movement. It is a sculpture that explores the relationship between spatial perception and material reality.
The artwork presents itself as a semi-elliptical form, appearing akin to a segment of a vast rib-like structure. It is made of what seems to be a series of white, vertical elements that taper and intertwine, creating an organic grid. The arrangement of these components allows light to permeate and cast an ambient glow, forming a stark contrast between the sculpture’s physical rigidity and the softness of light. The warmth of the light emanating from within gives the artwork a sense of internal life or energy, blurring the boundaries between the inert sculpture material and the dynamic light. This play on light and shadow, a characteristic feature in Eliasson’s work, not only alters the viewer’s perception of the artwork’s surface but also the surrounding space, inviting interactions and contemplation about the nature of perception itself.