Seeing the Invisible

Curated by Hadas Maor and Tal Michael Haring, Seeing the Invisible is a contemporary art exhibition initiated by the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens that features augmented reality (AR) works by established artists from various countries. The exhibition offers a “phydigital” experience, combining the physical location and the digital manifestation of a work into a single seamless experience, across 12 botanical gardens all over the world. It features the digital installation of AG + BA, 2014/2021, a free-standing, two-pieced aluminium bottle cap sculpture by El Anatsui as well works from internationally renowned artists: Loukia Alavanou, Refik Anadol, Ori Gersht, Isaac Julien CBE RA, Mohammed Kazem, Sigalit Landau, Daito Manabe, Sarah Meyohas, Mel O’Callaghan, Pamela Rosenkranz, Timur Si-Qin, Jakob Kudsk Steensen, and Ai Weiwei. Visitors download the Seeing the Invisible app and wonder the serene gardens seeing the beautiful works of these artists in augmented reality.

Participating botanical gardens are:

National Garden of Athens, Greece,

Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, Israel,

Adelaide Botanic Garden, Austrailia,

Eden Project, UK,

Gardens by the Bay, Singapore,

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Florida,

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas,

Garden at Elm Bank, Massachusetts,

MOCA, Toronto,

Sorauren Park, Toronto,

High Park, Toronto

and Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, South Africa.