Gallery Box
Akureyri, Iceland

“Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought…It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others.“

William James (1842-1910)
Principles of Psychology, 1890

The viewer opens the door of a small empty room. When he closes the door, a spotlight appears on the floor. On opening the door again, the spotlight disappears.