THE
MISSION
The Moonhouse is a spectacular story of a 25-year-long artistic ambition with the goal of placing a red house with white trim on the surface of the moon. Soon it will be in place.
Mikael Genberg is a Swedish artist known for his spectacular and thought-provoking art projects. One of his most notable projects is The Moonhouse, wich has garnered significant attention and fascination worldwide.
Few are left untouched by the Moonhouse, and over the years, it has inspired many thoughts and minds regarding what the artwork is and what it means to those who have been inspired by it. From its inception, the Moonhouse has been an artwork in progress governed by individual imagination – everyone has their own moonhouse.
The Moonhouse, the first house on the moon, could be an expression of humanity’s ability to achieve the seemingly unattainable through boundary-crossing thoughts and collaborations and maybe a symbol of humanity’s eternal and collective striving; a perspective on existence and a eye towards Earth.
By placing something as simple and down-to-earth as a red house in a place as remote, inhospitable and colourless as the moon, Mikael Genberg questions our perception of what is possible and meaningful in the cosmos. Moreover, The Moonhouse carries a poetic undertone. It reminds us of our roots and our home on Earth while symbolizing our dreams and ambitions to explore and expand beyond our known boundaries.
By choosing a small red house for his art project, Genberg forces the viewer to reflect on the scale of our ambitions and what is truly meaningful in our quest to conquer space. The Moonhouse thus becomes not only an artwork but also a symbol of humanity’s eternal pursuit of the unknown and unexplored.
Closing the Circle after 25 Years of
Visionary Art
The vision of the Moonhouse has already traveled around the world through Mikael Genberg’s artistry - up in trees, underwater, on top of the Globe arena, to the Great Wall of China, and to the International Space Station, ISS, 400 kilometers above Earth, as a companion to Sweden’s first astronaut, Christer Fuglesang. All of this leads to this point: the realization of the Moonhouse.
Collaborative Efforts Have Given the Moonhouse New Momentum
The journey of The Moonhouse is as much about the process as it is about the final product. Over the past two and a half decades, intensified once again in the last three years, the project has attracted the attention and support of hundreds of individuals from diverse fields, including art, space technology, business, and even sports. These contributors have invested their expertise and resources to propel The Moonhouse toward its lunar destination thus co-creating an iconic artwork. The collaborative effort has breathed new life into the project, transforming it into a collective adventure that symbolizes the power of imagination
and teamwork.
The initiative is striving to be a hopeful and collective symbol of what we can achieve together.
