AR Works of art in botanical gardens

The largest exhibition of contemporary artworks created in augmented reality (AR) to date will open in Jerusalem during this year's Feast of Tabernacles. It is the first international exhibition of its kind in Israel and will be presented simultaneously in 12 botanical gardens in 6 countries around the world.

Dhe exhibition Seeing the Invisible presents new works created with AR technology. The works are by 13 leading Israeli and international artists from Sydney, Australia - Ghana - Istanbul, Turkey - London, UK, Beijing, China, Israel, New York, USA - Tokyo, Japan - Berlin, Germany - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Denmark - Zurich, Switzerland (by Pamela Rosenkranz). The exhibition was initiated by the Botanical Garden of Givat Ram University and the Outset Fund for Contemporary Art,

The exhibition will open simultaneously in 12 botanical gardens in 6 countries around the world. Unfortunately, however, not in Switzerland. 

Same Same but different

As visitors wander through one of the botanical gardens in bloom, they can use the app to view the works. In the innovative exhibition, the works are displayed in similar locations in the 12 botanical gardens around the world, creating similarities but also differences between them. For example, the same work can be displayed among tall saguaro cacti in Tucson, in the middle of a forest of giant sequoias in Edinburgh or throughout the Jerusalem Botanic Garden.

The exhibition enables the creation of large-scale works that communicate with the surrounding landscape without the restrictions that apply to physical artworks. As such, many of the works created for the exhibition deal with themes relating to nature, the environment, sustainability and the encounter between the physical and digital worlds.

As part of the exhibition, the Eden International project will include accompanying educational content for children, teachers and families, which will be available at the Jerusalem Botanic Garden as well as in all the botanic gardens involved in the project and online for visitors from all over the world.

Source: israeltoday