Experience Life on a Leaf - the Unique Leaf House

Visit in the Leaf House, designed by artist Jan-Erik Andersson.

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 an artistic residence, was first conceived in 1999. It was planned with architect Erkki Pitkäranta, with whom Andersson has worked for many years.

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, wallpaper, 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.

Private one hour tour will give you insight into the art and project. This is an on-request-product. There is a resident in the house, so reservations cannot be confirmed at all times.