Olafur Eliasson Icy Structure

I was familiar with Olafur Eliasson from his piece, Your House (an awesome house in a book) but that’s as far as I ever looked into Eliasson. I didn’t think he did many structures, and usually, with the exception of Yoshitomo Nara and a few select others, I lean toward architect / artists, not artists only.

Anyhow, long story short, I came across Eliasson’s house book again, and decided to look him up. And guess what; he does do structures. Many. Not exactly livable structures, but structures none the less. I found one that’s smack perfect for this time of year too.

The glacierhouse effect versus the greenhouse effect:

This icy structure is from 2005 and you really have to wonder how exactly this was pulled it off. Did he put up a steel cage and wait for snow? Or did he build it in an already snowy wonderland?

I like the door close-up…

Maybe he put the, what looks like a steel cage up, and doused it in water right before a major snowfall. I’m just guessing. I suppose I could look it up, but sometimes it’s more fun to guess. he is an Icelandic artist, so it seems he’d be down with snow knowledge. What do you think?

Visit Olafur Eliasson to see more cool structures and art exhibits. PS soon, I’ll have the second part of my HGTV Home & Landscape Platinum Suite review posted. I didn’t forget.

[images via Olafur Eliasson]