The Morning Line imagines a new kind of place, which might exist after the second ‘fall’ of mankind - while at the same time acknowledging the unpredictable nature of such a future. Unlike traditional architectural pavilions, it takes the form of an open cellular structure, mirroring the structure of the universe, rather than an enclosure, basing its eloquent visual language on cosmological theories.

New developments in physics and cosmology are referenced throughout the visual design. Brane theory defines the universe as dimensionally divided into separate membranes, each supporting different groups of dimensions (and potentially different particles and energies). In particular the warped space concept developed by Lisa Randall and the Ekpyrotic theory of Neil Turok and Paul Steinhardt are referenced as radically opposed interpretations of reality. The Ekpyrotic Model of the Universe proposes that our current universe arose from a collision of two three-dimensional worlds (branes) in a space with an extra (fourth) spatial dimension.

The Morning Line was introduced to the public as the final contribution of the Serpentine Gallery 24-Hour Experiment Marathon in the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 by Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen. Revisiting some of the underlying questions leading to the conception of The Morning Line, Matthew Ritchie, scientist Neil Turok, and architects Benjamin Aranda and Chris Lasch, addressing questions such as: Is it possible to graphically describe a universe with more than three dimensions? If it is: can a physical structure be built to represent that description?