Your House

2006 · Book with 452 laser-cut leaves · Drawings and Prints

Eliasson has related the process of reading a book to that of walking through a building, both being physical, mental, and experiential activities. In Your House, he has created a model of his own house outside of Copenhagen, with laser-cut pages representing a vertical cross section of the building realized on a scale of 1:85. Turning the pages reveals architectural details—such as stairs, windows, door frames, wood panels, and ceiling designs—that appear and disappear, as if one were physically navigating the rooms and levels of the structure.

Artist: Markus Rottmann|Olafur Eliasson|Library Council of The Museum of Modern Art|Georg Sagurna|Michael Heimann|Claudia Baulesch
Date: 2006
Medium: Book with 452 laser-cut leaves
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Lin Lougheed Collection, Gift of Lin Lougheed, 2016