Lecturer, teacher and artist: Drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, music

Born in Wolfsburg, Germany. Living and working in Helsinki since1998.

Education

1984-1989     
Study about transformation/metamorphosis. -The Goethean Studies Center-, Vienna

1973-1980     
Study of the visual arts at the HBK  -Academy of Fine Arts- in Braunschweig, Germany

Positions

1998-2022             
Lecturer and teacher at the Snellman Academy, Helsinki 

1999-2003     
Guest lecturer, -Forum- Hamburg, Germany

1994-1997     
Guest lecturer for sculpture/metamorphosis, -Snellman-Academy-, Helsinki

1990-1997     
Lecturer and teacher in drawing, painting and modeling, -Goethean Studie Center-, Vienna

Exhibitions

2021        
Joseph Beuys ”How to congratulate a dead artist”. Taidekeskus Ahjo (Art Center Ahjo) Joensuu

 2018        
-Our new gods-. Multi Media Performance with Anu Pulkkinen in Helsinki/HAM Corner

2017        
Exhibition -Threshold- Galerie Saima Helsinki

2015        
Exhibition -Balance and Polarity, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki

2011        
Exhibition with Klaus Salomaa for the conference -Innerlight- Congress House Alandica, Mariehamn

2005      
 Exhibition -Movement, Transformation and Metamorphosis-, Verkaranta, Tampere

2005        
Exhibition -Movement, Transformation and Metamorphosis-, Goethe Institute, Helsinki

2003        
Exhibition -Metamorphosis-, Snellman-Academy, Helsinki

Art works at public spaces

2013        
Bronze sculpture -Threshold-. Snellman-Academy, Helsinki.

2012        
-Madonna-. Bronze sculpture Sylvia koti, Lahti. Center for handicapped children.

2012        
Fountain -Omphalos-. Snellman-korkeakoulu, Helsinki.

2010        
-Circle of life and death-. Wood sculpture 1.80m x 1.80m x 0.15m. Sofia retirement home, Helsinki.

2006        
-Column-. Wood sculpture 2.20m x 0.50m x 0.50m. Steiner school, Tampere.

2005        
-Metamorphosis-. Wood sculpture 2.50m x 1.50m x 0.15m.  Marjatta koulu, Helsinki.

2000        
-Plant metamorphosis-. Wood sculpture 2.30 x 2.30m x 0.15m. Snellman-Academy, Helsinki.

Published

2021
HOMO LUDENS / Peter Elsner / HRC Edition

2013        
Metamorphosis in Nature and Art. Published by Hawthorn Press.

2012        
Ebook: Grundlagen zur Metamorphosengestaltung.

2010        
Grundlagen zur Metamorphosengestaltung. Goetheanisen taiteen yhdistys ry, Helsinki.

Projects

2015-  ER/ Elsner-Rode. Helsinki/Berlin. elsner/rode video also see Peter Rode T PROJECT

2013-  Mixed Media Project -Picture Transformation into Imagination-

2011  Realizing 10 bronze sculptures on Suomenlinna with Jarmo Saarekas.

2011 Organon  Classical sample orchestra 

2010 Peter Pixel music project

1978-1984 / 1999-2014   HEAD RESONANCE Company