a House of Frozen Water

This proposal is about a “house” made of 1000 tons of ice. The blocks of ice will be sawn from the frozen river at the end of the winter. The “house” should be built at the end of the winter because the ice is still very thick then. As soon as spring starts, the ice- house will melt, leaving no trace, just memories.

The proposal for the ice-house has been submitted to the cities of Rovaniemi and Oulu in Northern Finland; Reykjavik, Iceland; and Asahikawa in Northern Japan. In spite of all efforts, the project has not yet been realized.