Cliff house planet creations sekiya masato architecture design office. Studio olafur eliasson open house tyt take your time, vol. Artists book with lasercut leaves, 2006, signed in pencil and numbered 7225 on the justification page, published by the library council of the museum of modern art, new york, bound as issued in the original clothcovered boards, contained in the original cardboard box. A wonderland hides in the pages of your house by danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson. Conceived by olafur eliasson, your house is a laser cut book that depicts the artists copenhagen home. In a dark room, three streams of water twist in the air, falling from the roof to the floor in an erratic motion. A commission by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, ny, usa, your house is a limitededition artists book by eliasson with a lasercut negative impression of his house in copenhagen, denmark. Designed and realised by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated model of the house, sliced vertically into 454 even parts. Your house carefully cut by olafur eliasson gessato. Originally printed in an edition of 225, only 85 copies were made.
The enchanting design reveals itself as an inverted pop out book, precise cuts of paper aline for a miniature model of the artists real copenhagen house. Olafur eliasson explains how his recently opened exhibition at londons tate modern prompts visitors to look at the world from a new perspective, in this. Available for sale from lovaas projects, olafur eliasson, your house 2006, bound book with 400 laser cut pages, 29. Your house by olafur eliasson this is an architecture book with more descriptive power than words alone could possible achieve. Artists book, limited edition of 225 commissioned by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house consists of a lasercut negative of olafur eliassons house in copenhagen at a scale of 85. Members do not need to book to see the exhibition just show your membership card at the entrance. The graphic arts division has been fortunate to acquire a copy of this extraordinary livre dartist, published for the library council of the museum of modern. In 1995 he established studio olafur eliasson in berlin, a laboratory for spatial research. An actual space made up of pages of book with individual cut outs and corresponds to an image of an actual house composition. In this limited edition from acclaimed artist olafur eliasson, he created a visual and interactive representation of his nordic romantic style house in copenhagen, denmark. Designed and realized by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated model of the house, sliced vertically into even. Join author and illustrator emily rand for a make and do workshop inspired by her new book suggested terms.
Only the interior chambers have been hollowed out using lasercutting technology to arrive at a variant popup book designed by michael heimann and claudia baulesch. In your house, he has created a model of his own house outside of copenhagen, with lasercut pages representing a vertical cross section of the building realized on a scale of 1. Commissioned by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house by danish artist olafur eliasson is made up of 454 lasercut negative impressions of the artists own home in copenhagen, scaled down by a factor of 85. This extraordinary artists book was published for the library council of the museum of modern art in an edition of 225 and sold out within a week of its release. Destined to become the authoritative text on eliasson as well as a lasting resource on contemporary installation art. Olafur eliassons your house, is a handbound, laser cut book that renders the negative space of the artists house at a scale of 85.
The book shows a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen. Multiple shadow house artwork studio olafur eliasson. Conceived by the danishislandic artist olafur eliasson b. Recreating the house in this way creates a materiality that a drawing or painting could not. Olafur eliasson, your house, 2006 olafur eliassons your house is an oversize, sculptural volume evoking a passage through a turnofthetwentiethcentury european house in the nordic romantic stylethe artists own house in copenhagen, denmark. So begins olafur eliasson s commentary in the prospectus for his 2006 book your house, recently acquired for the graphic arts collection. Each of the 454 pages is individually cut and corresponds to.
Exclusive members hours continue on saturday 4 and sunday 5 january, 9. Each of the 454 pages are individually cut and corresponds to 2. Conceived by olafur eliasson, your house was designed and realized at groenland. Markus rottmann bound the book for heiner hauck portfolios, berlin. As you move from the front to the back of the book you make your way through the rooms of the house constructing a. Eliasson has related the process of reading a book to that of walking through a building, both being physical, mental, and experiential activities. The majority of eliassons thoughtprovoking installations, photographs, sculptures, and architectural projects to date is included, with additional material focusing on.
The subject of the piece is eliassons house in denmark, its negative spaces rendered in a cross section through an elaborate laser diecut process applied to each leaf. Your house olafur eliasson aesthetics materialtechniques. Four of the screens are illuminated by groups of differently coloured lamps whose light blends to project vivid monochrome hues on the screens. The negative space of a house cut inside a 908page book. Looking deceptively simple, your house by olafur eliasson the artist behind the weather project at tate modern in 2005 is beautiful and detailed. Each of the corresponding 454 handbound leaves or 908 pages is individually cut and corresponds to 2. Well designed on the computer, by constructing a mental physical narrative. Every structural detail of the house from the roof, windows, and even a basement crawlspace are depicted within the thick layer of. Illustrated by olafur eliasson using computer aided laser diecuts. Your house by olafur eliasson is a visuospatial essay on a single piece of architecture. Studio olafur eliasson open house is one of eliassons contributions to the venice biennale 2017 this beautifully bound and printed artist. In his installations, the danishicelandic artist focuses on the factors that influence human perception in the. The book is based on a computergenerated model of the house sliced vertically into 454.
Olafur eliassons installation the weather project cast a veritable spell over visitors to the tate museum of modern art in london as they gazed in wonder into a glowing artificial sun shrouded in mist in an exhibition setting transformed by the work into a neoromantic landscape. The artists book is the seventh volume in the studios tyt take your time series. The book consists of 454 pages each lasercut to produce a section representing 2. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. From simple square windows to silhouettes of stairs and whole rooms, the resulting house tour is beautiful. Your house is limited edition artists book by icelandicdanish artist olafur eliasson that depicts the negative space formed by his home located outside copenhagen. Designed and realised by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, the book is based on a computergenerated model of the house, sliced vertically into 454 even. Kremo, of mosbach, germany, produced the books 452 lasercut leaves, and the computeraided modeling was created by georg sagurna. In the work of icelandic artist olafur eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors.
Olafur eliasson returns to tate modern with this unmissable exhibition. Olafur eliasson, a danish artist who frequently makes use of natural phenomena in his work, created a kinetic installation called your split second house. Each of the 454 pages is individually cut and corresponds to 2. Olafur eliasson your house 2006 available for sale. Official website of olafur eliasson and his studio.
Danishicelandic artist olafur eliasson conceptualised your house. Olafur eliasson is a conceptual danishicelandic artist concerned with sensorial experience and perception. Edited by anna engbergpedersen, joanna warsza, christina werner. The book features an exclusive production including a three month production set up and support of computer expert georg maria sagurna to. Multiple shadow house, 2010, is a freestanding wooden framework with translucent projection screens for walls. The new book studio olafur eliasson open house welcomes readers into the heart. A commission by the library council of the museum of modern art in new york, your house consists of a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen on a scale of 85. Olafur eliasson your house contemporary prints and. The book, designed in 2006 by michael heimann and claudia baulesch, is a limitededition artists book with a lasercut negative impression of eliassons house in copenhagen. Gift of the library council of the museum of modern art. In the book, comprised of 454 pages, each sheet is laser cut to scale, reflecting a negative space crosssection of the residence. So begins olafur eliassons commentary in the prospectus for his 2006 book your house, recently acquired for the graphic arts collection. Your invisible house artwork studio olafur eliasson. The one that has caught my eye is olafur eliassons your house.