The Garden Says… | Michelle & Uri Kranot

Client: Michelle Kranot & Uri Kranot

Target Medium: Pico G3

How can technology, art, and human interaction merge into a shared reality? The Garden Says… invites participants into a dreamlike mixed reality installation—an interactive, sensory garden where the boundaries between the physical and virtual dissolve.

Created by directors Michelle and Uri Kranot, with performances by Art of Listening and music by Montes, the project is a collaboration between Khora, The Animation Workshop, and a team of visionary artists. Originally developed as Garden Alchemy, the project took part in CPH:LAB and Venice Biennale College, earning the Eurimages Innovation Award. It was exhibited at Venice Biennale Cinema Immersive, and now The Garden Says… premieres at Kunsthal Charlottenborg during CPH:DOX INTER:ACTIVE from March 19 to 30, 2025.

In this living, hand-painted world, participants step into a vibrant audiovisual landscape through VR. They move weightlessly through the garden as shifting formations of light and particles, interacting with the environment and one another. Their movements shape and reveal hidden layers of meaning in the surreal scenography.

More than an installation, The Garden Says… is an invitation to explore new ways of meeting, sensing, and creating connections—with nature, technology, and each other.

Credits
Creators: Michelle & Uri Kranot
Production: Khora / TinDrum / Art of Listening / The Animation Workshop VIA UC
Dramaturgy and Performance: Sara Topsøe Jensen, Sarah John, Marieke Breyne
Music and sound design: Thomas Ahlmark, Kristoffer Jørgensen
VR development: Malte Elkær Rasmussen, Daniel Skaale, Maria Høeberg Holmberg
Producers: Peter Fisher, Jakob Sabra, Michelle Kranot
Supported by: Danish Film Institute, Danish Arts Council, Eurimages New Lab, Venice Biennale College, CPH:LAB, West Danish Film Fund