Twenty monumental shelters suspend a second desert overhead. Walk
beneath their mirrored ceilings, follow the curved supports, and watch
their shadows travel across the limestone plain.
WASD / arrows to walk · drag to look Touch: move on the left ·
look on the right
An independent interpretation of Shadows travelling on the sea of the
day (2022), by Olafur Eliasson in northern Qatar. Published shelter
dimensions and counts guide the reconstruction; exact placement and
terrain are approximated. Artist’s photographs and context ↗
A little orientation
WASD / arrows
Walk through the space
Shift
Walk faster
Drag
Look around. Double-click the scene to lock the pointer; Escape
releases it.
Touch
Drag the left half to move, the right half to look.
E
Cycle between the approach, beneath a mirror and the outer rings.
H / F
Help / fullscreen
Walk between and underneath the shelters. Look up into the mirrored
ceilings. Use the daylight slider or presets to change the sun. Arrow
keys adjust the slider when it is focused; click the scene to resume
walking. Times are an artistic lighting study, not a solar simulation.