James Turrell's fascination with the influence of light on the human environment is the subject of much of his art. Turrell's ambitious crater project, started in 1972, is an attempt to immerse people in his grand vision: bringing the cosmos down to earth, and giving people a true sense of existing in time and space. This is an impressive undertaking, and an important one. In today's world, it appears that mankind has lost its connection with nature. Turrell's exhibitions allow people to enter atmospherically lit spaces where various illuminations influence behavioral and emotional states of viewers. This allows people to rekindle a relationship with nature, and experience interactions with light and time that they may take for granted in daily life. Stepping into Turrell's crater, one can feel the passage of time and earth's movement in space. Human life in the 21st century seems mostly disconnected from nature, and Turrell has effectively brought back to mankind these cosmic interactions.
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