"For me, the artist Fred Sandback is the best since his work renegotiates itself every time it is exposed to any space or individual that encounters it. What inspires me most about Sandback is his idea that space is based on a relationship in progress, and within this relationship or trajectory I can both reflect on the space and use the space to reflect on myself. Contrary to a generalized or "normative" space that promotes a single view or method as being predominantly correct, this personal act of self-reflection- throught the engagement with "non-normative" space- both inspires and supports great ideas of individuality in the diverse range of experiences generated between viewers and the work. In other words, Sandback's work has enabled me to be the co-producer of my own space, and to become the projecting vanishing-point from where I can negotiate and constitute a space of time."
Olafur Eliasson
Artists' Favorites: Act II (London: Institute of Contemporary Arts; Frankfurt am Main: Revolver), 2004, p. 9
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