Private Experience: Life on a Leaf - the Unique Leaf House

The Finnish artist Jan-Erik Andersson’s Gesamtkunstwerk (or ‘Total Art Work’), the leaf shaped house Life on a Leaf, was completed in 2009.

The unique house, which functions as a artistic residence, was first conceived in 1999. It was planned with architect Erkki Pitkäranta, with whom Andersson has worked for many years.

The house is the main part of Andersson’s Doctorate in Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. In it Andersson imaginatively explores several issues, which address the relationship between art and architecture, and between a house and its surroundings: Can you live in a picture or a sculpture? The Life on a Leaf house has inspired a dozen of Andersson’s artist colleagues to make art works and poems, which are incorporated into the building: wall and floor details, a laminated kitchen table top, wall paper, light fixtures, in-floor video work, outdoor tables and benches, environmental planning and a sound installation in a handrail which responds to changes in the wind and light outside.

This one hour tour will give you insight into the art and project.

NOTE: This is a private tour for your own group, and a on-request-product. There is a resident in the house, so reservations cannot be confirmed at all times, and there are limitations.

Please suggest a time that would suit your group and we will confirm the tour as soon as possible.

You can also contact us for more details: sales(at)magnimundi.fi