The Aciiid House (2015–2018) by Haiiileen was a groundbreaking experiment in immersive art and domestic transformation. Located on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, the artist converted her home into a fully interactive living installation — where every surface, object, and color became part of a continuous artistic dialogue.
Launched during Art Basel Miami Beach 2015 in partnership with Perrier, the project invited guests to experience art as environment, home as canvas, and imagination as lifestyle. Over the following years, the Aciiid House became a living lab — merging community, creativity, and consciousness in one visionary space.
Title: Aciiid House (2015–2018)
- Artist / Creative Director: Haiiileen
- Location: Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
- Medium: Immersive Installation | Living Environment | Site-Specific Architecture
- Partnership: Perrier (Art Basel 2015)
- Duration: 2015–2018
Description
The Aciiid House (2015–2018) was Haiiileen’s first “living installation” — an experimental art house that merged her daily life with her creative practice. Situated on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, the space became both studio and sanctuary, evolving continuously over three years into a fully immersive, multidimensional environment.
Launched during Art Basel Miami Beach 2015 in partnership with Perrier, the house debuted as an Art Lounge activation that invited visitors into a vibrant, sensorial world built from light, texture, and transformation. Over time, it expanded into a living experiment in which the artist inhabited the artwork itself, redefining how domestic space could function as a creative organism.
Each room was conceived as a unique microcosm — evolving through color, sculpture, and performance. The artist even opened the house as an Airbnb, where guests could sleep inside the installation and interact with its evolving aesthetic. One of the most iconic features was The Giving Tree, where visitors left trinkets, tokens, and notes — building a participatory archive of shared imagination.
“I wanted to dissolve the line between life and art — to make every moment an act of creation.”
Conceptual Framework
- Living Inside Art: Redefining domestic space as a living, breathing artwork.
- Immersion as Existence: Merging creation, habitation, and imagination into one continuum.
- Participatory Ritual: Guests contributed objects and memories, becoming part of the evolving installation.
- Material Transformation: Repurposing furniture, walls, and everyday items into sculptural, chromatic environments.
- Art-as-Home Philosophy: Building an experiential ecosystem where normalcy becomes surreal and routine becomes ritual.
Archival Significance
- The Aciiid House served as a catalyst for Haiiileen’s immersive philosophy, bridging her large-scale installations (Electric Pickle, LightScapes) with later projects like Rainbow Castle (2024–ongoing).
- Represents the birth of her “living within art” methodology, a practice of total envelopment that would shape her identity as both artist and environment builder.
- Marks her first major brand collaboration (Perrier) and public installation during Art Basel Miami Beach.
- Served as an experimental blueprint for later artist sanctuaries and residency-based immersive spaces.
Archival ID: AH-2015-18-LIV
“The Aciiid House taught me that living in art changes how you think, breathe, and love.
It’s not just a space — it’s a consciousness.”