Richard Humann and Steven Holl - Intertwining: A Conversation About Kiasma

Steven Holl and Richard Humann at Steven Holl Architects, New York, NY

Richard Humann and Steven Holl first met in January 2003 above the Arctic Circle in the Finnish Laplands. In 2019, they sat down together at the Steven Holl Architects office in NYC to discuss the design of the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, Finland that was opened to the public in 1998.

Kiasma is a contemporary art museum located on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. Its name kiasma, Finnish for chiasma, alludes to the basic conceptual idea of its architect, Steven Holl. Kiasma is part of the Finnish National Gallery, and it is responsible for the gallery's contemporary art collection. Its central goal is to showcase contemporary art and to strengthen its status.

See the full video with Steven Holl and Richard Humann, Intertwining: A Conversation About Kiasma, below. 

Richard Humann and Steven Holl sit down together at Steven Holl Architects in New York City to discuss Steven's design of the Kiasma art museum in Helsinki, Finland.

Directed by: Jesse Strauch
Edited by: George LaGrange
Original Music by: George LaGrange