Frost flowers are a natural phenomena in Finland where the warm temperature of the underlying ice or moisture within branches, combined with the cooler temperatures of the air, force moisture out in such a way that extremely thin layers of ice create these unique and beautiful forms. 

Like a frost flower translating between material states of liquid, solid & vapor, a museum can thrive in the dark, radiate in the daytime, and be that universal translator in how one experiences art in it’s various states. 

The challenge of a museum in an urban setting is to integrate with the fast paced urban environment, and become a pause or break in our everyday lives. Here, we are allowed to take time for ourselves, even if only for a short stay, to open up our minds to possibilities we never knew existed, and see the world from a different perspective.